What color is #AA997D?

#AA997D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA997D?

The RGB value is 170, 153, 125: 170 red, 153 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA997D?

The complementary color is #7D8EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA997D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA997D color

#AA997D rgb(170, 153, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA997D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60% green and 49% blue (170, 153, 125).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#AA997D color codes

HEX	`#AA997D`
RGB	`rgb(170, 153, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.01, 1.78, 17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.01, 17.12, 84.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.671, 32.81, 24.063)`
Decimal	`11180413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA997D, 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 #AA997D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA997D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #AA997D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa997d; }
.text { color: #aa997d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa997d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 153 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa997d, #a4aa7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AA997D?: #AA997D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA997D?: The RGB value is 170, 153, 125: 170 red, 153 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA997D?: The complementary color is #7D8EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA997D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.