What color is #AA8A7D?

#AA8A7D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8A7D?

The RGB value is 170, 138, 125: 170 red, 138 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8A7D?

The complementary color is #7D9DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8A7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8A7D color

#AA8A7D rgb(170, 138, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA8A7D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 54.1% green and 49% blue (170, 138, 125).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#AA8A7D color codes

HEX	`#AA8A7D`
RGB	`rgb(170, 138, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 54.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.07, 10.12, 11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.07, 15.35, 48.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.368, 28.205, 23.295)`
Decimal	`11176573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8A7D, 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 #AA8A7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8A7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #AA8A7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8a7d; }
.text { color: #aa8a7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8a7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 138 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8a7d, #aaa07d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AA8A7D?: #AA8A7D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8A7D?: The RGB value is 170, 138, 125: 170 red, 138 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8A7D?: The complementary color is #7D9DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8A7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.