What color is #AA8B79?

#AA8B79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8B79?

The RGB value is 170, 139, 121: 170 red, 139 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8B79?

The complementary color is #7998AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8B79 color

#AA8B79 rgb(170, 139, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA8B79 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 54.5% green and 47.5% blue (170, 139, 121).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#AA8B79 color codes

HEX	`#AA8B79`
RGB	`rgb(170, 139, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 54.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.24, 8.99, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.24, 16.68, 57.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.262, 28.393, 22.024)`
Decimal	`11176825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8B79, 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 #AA8B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #AA8B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8b79; }
.text { color: #aa8b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 139 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8b79, #aaa379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AA8B79?: #AA8B79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8B79?: The RGB value is 170, 139, 121: 170 red, 139 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8B79?: The complementary color is #7998AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.