What color is #AA927D?

#AA927D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA927D?

The RGB value is 170, 146, 125: 170 red, 146 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA927D?

The complementary color is #7D95AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA927D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA927D color

#AA927D rgb(170, 146, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA927D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 57.3% green and 49% blue (170, 146, 125).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Saddle Up (#AB927A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#AA927D color codes

HEX	`#AA927D`
RGB	`rgb(170, 146, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 57.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.16, 5.65, 14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.16, 15.52, 68.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.558, 30.586, 23.692)`
Decimal	`11178621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA927D, 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 #AA927D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA927D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #AA927D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa927d; }
.text { color: #aa927d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa927d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 146 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa927d, #aaa87d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA927D?: #AA927D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA927D?: The RGB value is 170, 146, 125: 170 red, 146 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA927D?: The complementary color is #7D95AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA927D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.