What color is #AA9B87?

#AA9B87 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9B87?

The RGB value is 170, 155, 135: 170 red, 155 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9B87?

The complementary color is #8796AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9B87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9B87 color

#AA9B87 rgb(170, 155, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AA9B87 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60.8% green and 52.9% blue (170, 155, 135).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Elk (#AD9A84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#AA9B87 color codes

HEX	`#AA9B87`
RGB	`rgb(170, 155, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.75, 2.17, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.75, 12.68, 80.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.672, 33.739, 27.708)`
Decimal	`11180935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9B87, 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 #AA9B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #AA9B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9b87; }
.text { color: #aa9b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 155 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9b87, #a8aa87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AA9B87?: #AA9B87 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9B87?: The RGB value is 170, 155, 135: 170 red, 155 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9B87?: The complementary color is #8796AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9B87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.