What color is #AA926F?

#AA926F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA926F?

The RGB value is 170, 146, 111: 170 red, 146 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA926F?

The complementary color is #6F87AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA926F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA926F color

#AA926F rgb(170, 146, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA926F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 57.3% green and 43.5% blue (170, 146, 111).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 35% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Morrel (#AC8F6C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#AA926F color codes

HEX	`#AA926F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 146, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 57.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.87, 3.74, 21.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.87, 22.21, 80.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.726, 30.253, 19.309)`
Decimal	`11178607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA926F, 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 #AA926F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA926F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #AA926F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa926f; }
.text { color: #aa926f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa926f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 146 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa926f, #a4aa6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AA926F?: #AA926F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA926F?: The RGB value is 170, 146, 111: 170 red, 146 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA926F?: The complementary color is #6F87AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA926F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.