What color is #AA8974?

#AA8974 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8974?

The RGB value is 170, 137, 116: 170 red, 137 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8974?

The complementary color is #7495AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8974 color

#AA8974 rgb(170, 137, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA8974 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 53.7% green and 45.5% blue (170, 137, 116).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#AA8974 color codes

HEX	`#AA8974`
RGB	`rgb(170, 137, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 53.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.62, 9.42, 16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.62, 18.58, 59.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.676, 27.7, 20.356)`
Decimal	`11176308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8974, 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 #AA8974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #AA8974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8974; }
.text { color: #aa8974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 137 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8974, #aaa474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AA8974?: #AA8974 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8974?: The RGB value is 170, 137, 116: 170 red, 137 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8974?: The complementary color is #7495AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.