What color is #AA8D62?

#AA8D62 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Iced Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8D62?

The RGB value is 170, 141, 98: 170 red, 141 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8D62?

The complementary color is #627FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8D62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8D62 color

#AA8D62 rgb(170, 141, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA8D62 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 55.3% green and 38.4% blue (170, 141, 98).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 42% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Iced Coffee (#AA895D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#AA8D62 color codes

HEX	`#AA8D62`
RGB	`rgb(170, 141, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 55.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 42%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.32, 4.95, 27.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.32, 27.47, 79.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.308, 28.479, 15.559)`
Decimal	`11177314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8D62, 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 #AA8D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #AA8D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8d62; }
.text { color: #aa8d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 141 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8d62, #a3aa62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AA8D62?: #AA8D62 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Iced Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8D62?: The RGB value is 170, 141, 98: 170 red, 141 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8D62?: The complementary color is #627FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8D62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.