What color is #AA9082?

#AA9082 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9082?

The RGB value is 170, 144, 130: 170 red, 144 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9082?

The complementary color is #829CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9082?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9082 color

#AA9082 rgb(170, 144, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA9082 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 56.5% green and 51% blue (170, 144, 130).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#AA9082 color codes

HEX	`#AA9082`
RGB	`rgb(170, 144, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 56.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, 7.51, 11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 13.37, 55.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.58, 30.105, 25.315)`
Decimal	`11178114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9082, 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 #AA9082	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9082 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AA9082 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9082; }
.text { color: #aa9082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9082; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 144 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9082, #aaa482); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AA9082?: #AA9082 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9082?: The RGB value is 170, 144, 130: 170 red, 144 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9082?: The complementary color is #829CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9082?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.