What color is #AA8F86?

#AA8F86 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA8F86?

The RGB value is 170, 143, 134: 170 red, 143 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA8F86?

The complementary color is #86A1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA8F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA8F86 color

#AA8F86 rgb(170, 143, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA8F86 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 56.1% green and 52.5% blue (170, 143, 134).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#AA8F86 color codes

HEX	`#AA8F86`
RGB	`rgb(170, 143, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 56.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.58, 8.68, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.58, 12.19, 44.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.703, 29.913, 26.706)`
Decimal	`11177862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA8F86, 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 #AA8F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA8F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #AA8F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa8f86; }
.text { color: #aa8f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa8f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 143 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa8f86, #aaa186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA8F86?: #AA8F86 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA8F86?: The RGB value is 170, 143, 134: 170 red, 143 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA8F86?: The complementary color is #86A1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA8F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.