What color is #AA947B?

#AA947B 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 #AA947B?

The RGB value is 170, 148, 123: 170 red, 148 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA947B?

The complementary color is #7B91AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA947B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA947B color

#AA947B rgb(170, 148, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA947B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58% green and 48.2% blue (170, 148, 123).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Saddle Up (#AB927A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#AA947B color codes

HEX	`#AA947B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 148, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, 4.25, 16.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 16.8, 75.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.743, 31.157, 23.13)`
Decimal	`11179131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA947B, 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 #AA947B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA947B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #AA947B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa947b; }
.text { color: #aa947b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa947b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 148 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa947b, #a8aa7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA947B?: #AA947B 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 #AA947B?: The RGB value is 170, 148, 123: 170 red, 148 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA947B?: The complementary color is #7B91AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA947B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.