What color is #AA8852?

#AA8852 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Teak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8852?

The RGB value is 170, 136, 82: 170 red, 136 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8852?

The complementary color is #5274AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8852?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8852 color

#AA8852 rgb(170, 136, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA8852 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 53.3% green and 32.2% blue (170, 136, 82).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 35% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 52% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Teak (#AB8953), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#AA8852 color codes

HEX	`#AA8852`
RGB	`rgb(170, 136, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 53.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 35%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 52%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 52%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.76, 6.08, 33.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.76, 34.27, 79.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.906, 26.765, 11.73)`
Decimal	`11176018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8852, 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 #AA8852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #AA8852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8852; }
.text { color: #aa8852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 136 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8852, #a0aa52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AA8852?: #AA8852 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Teak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8852?: The RGB value is 170, 136, 82: 170 red, 136 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8852?: The complementary color is #5274AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8852?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.