What color is #AA9680?

#AA9680 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9680?

The RGB value is 170, 150, 128: 170 red, 150 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9680?

The complementary color is #8094AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9680 color

#AA9680 rgb(170, 150, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA9680 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 58.8% green and 50.2% blue (170, 150, 128).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quicksand (#AC9884), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#AA9680 color codes

HEX	`#AA9680`
RGB	`rgb(170, 150, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 58.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.28, 3.87, 14.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.28, 14.85, 74.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.38, 31.918, 24.926)`
Decimal	`11179648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9680, 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 #AA9680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #AA9680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9680; }
.text { color: #aa9680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 150 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9680, #a9aa80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA9680?: #AA9680 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9680?: The RGB value is 170, 150, 128: 170 red, 150 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9680?: The complementary color is #8094AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.