What color is #AA937F?

#AA937F 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 #AA937F?

The RGB value is 170, 147, 127: 170 red, 147 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA937F?

The complementary color is #7F96AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA937F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA937F color

#AA937F rgb(170, 147, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA937F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 57.6% green and 49.8% blue (170, 147, 127).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Saddle Up (#AB927A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#AA937F color codes

HEX	`#AA937F`
RGB	`rgb(170, 147, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 57.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.46, 5.39, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.46, 14.78, 68.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.842, 30.947, 24.423)`
Decimal	`11178879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA937F, 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 #AA937F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA937F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #AA937F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa937f; }
.text { color: #aa937f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa937f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 147 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa937f, #aaa87f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA937F?: #AA937F 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 #AA937F?: The RGB value is 170, 147, 127: 170 red, 147 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA937F?: The complementary color is #7F96AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA937F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.