What color is #AA9C80?

#AA9C80 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9C80?

The RGB value is 170, 156, 128: 170 red, 156 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9C80?

The complementary color is #808EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9C80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9C80 color

#AA9C80 rgb(170, 156, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA9C80 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 61.2% green and 50.2% blue (170, 156, 128).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#AA9C80 color codes

HEX	`#AA9C80`
RGB	`rgb(170, 156, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 61.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.87, 0.57, 16.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.87, 16.56, 88.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.362, 33.882, 25.253)`
Decimal	`11181184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9C80, 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 #AA9C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #AA9C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9c80; }
.text { color: #aa9c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 156 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9c80, #a3aa80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AA9C80?: #AA9C80 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9C80?: The RGB value is 170, 156, 128: 170 red, 156 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9C80?: The complementary color is #808EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9C80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.