What color is #AA8F76?

#AA8F76 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8F76?

The RGB value is 170, 143, 118: 170 red, 143 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8F76?

The complementary color is #7691AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8F76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8F76 color

#AA8F76 rgb(170, 143, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA8F76 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 56.1% green and 46.3% blue (170, 143, 118).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 31% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Bakery Brown (#AB9078), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#AA8F76 color codes

HEX	`#AA8F76`
RGB	`rgb(170, 143, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 56.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 31%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.22, 6.33, 17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.22, 18.23, 69.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.671, 29.5, 21.267)`
Decimal	`11177846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8F76, 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 #AA8F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8F76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #AA8F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8f76; }
.text { color: #aa8f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 143 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8f76, #aaa976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA8F76?: #AA8F76 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8F76?: The RGB value is 170, 143, 118: 170 red, 143 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8F76?: The complementary color is #7691AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8F76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.