What color is #AA8B81?

#AA8B81 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8B81?

The RGB value is 170, 139, 129: 170 red, 139 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8B81?

The complementary color is #81A0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8B81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8B81 color

#AA8B81 rgb(170, 139, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA8B81 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 54.5% green and 50.6% blue (170, 139, 129).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#AA8B81 color codes

HEX	`#AA8B81`
RGB	`rgb(170, 139, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 54.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.42, 10.15, 9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.42, 14.09, 43.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.773, 28.597, 24.716)`
Decimal	`11176833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8B81, 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 #AA8B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #AA8B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8b81; }
.text { color: #aa8b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 139 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8b81, #aaa081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA8B81?: #AA8B81 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8B81?: The RGB value is 170, 139, 129: 170 red, 139 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8B81?: The complementary color is #81A0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8B81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.