What color is #AA8822?

#AA8822 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rich Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8822?

The RGB value is 170, 136, 34: 170 red, 136 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8822?

The complementary color is #2244AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8822?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8822 color

#AA8822 rgb(170, 136, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA8822 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 53.3% green and 13.3% blue (170, 136, 34).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 67% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 80% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rich Gold (#AA8833), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#AA8822 color codes

HEX	`#AA8822`
RGB	`rgb(170, 136, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 53.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 67%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 80%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 80%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.29, 2.97, 55.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.29, 55.46, 86.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.672, 26.272, 5.232)`
Decimal	`11175970`
Short hex	`#A82`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8822, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AA8822	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8822 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AA8822 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8822; }
.text { color: #aa8822; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8822; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 136 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8822, #88aa22); }

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Questions

What color is #AA8822?: #AA8822 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rich Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8822?: The RGB value is 170, 136, 34: 170 red, 136 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8822?: The complementary color is #2244AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8822?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.