What color is #AA9943?

#AA9943 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9943?

The RGB value is 170, 153, 67: 170 red, 153 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9943?

The complementary color is #4354AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9943?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9943 color

#AA9943 rgb(170, 153, 67)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AA9943 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60% green and 26.3% blue (170, 153, 67).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 43% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 61% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#AA9943 color codes

HEX	`#AA9943`
RGB	`rgb(170, 153, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 43%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 61%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 61%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.12, -4.51, 46.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.12, 46.68, 95.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.983, 31.735, 9.908)`
Decimal	`11180355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9943, 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 #AA9943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #AA9943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9943; }
.text { color: #aa9943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 153 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9943, #88aa43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AA9943?: #AA9943 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9943?: The RGB value is 170, 153, 67: 170 red, 153 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9943?: The complementary color is #4354AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9943?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.