What color is #AA887E?

#AA887E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA887E?

The RGB value is 170, 136, 126: 170 red, 136 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA887E?

The complementary color is #7EA0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA887E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA887E color

#AA887E rgb(170, 136, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA887E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 53.3% green and 49.4% blue (170, 136, 126).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#AA887E color codes

HEX	`#AA887E`
RGB	`rgb(170, 136, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 53.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.58, 11.39, 10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.58, 15.35, 42.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.148, 27.662, 23.539)`
Decimal	`11176062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA887E, 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 #AA887E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA887E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #AA887E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa887e; }
.text { color: #aa887e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa887e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 136 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa887e, #aa9e7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA887E?: #AA887E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA887E?: The RGB value is 170, 136, 126: 170 red, 136 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA887E?: The complementary color is #7EA0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA887E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.