What color is #AA9D85?

#AA9D85 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9D85?

The RGB value is 170, 157, 133: 170 red, 157 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9D85?

The complementary color is #8592AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9D85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9D85 color

#AA9D85 rgb(170, 157, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA9D85 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 61.6% green and 52.2% blue (170, 157, 133).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#AA9D85 color codes

HEX	`#AA9D85`
RGB	`rgb(170, 157, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 61.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.24, 0.77, 14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.24, 14.31, 86.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.868, 34.354, 27.085)`
Decimal	`11181445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9D85, 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 #AA9D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #AA9D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9d85; }
.text { color: #aa9d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 157 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9d85, #a4aa85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AA9D85?: #AA9D85 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9D85?: The RGB value is 170, 157, 133: 170 red, 157 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9D85?: The complementary color is #8592AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9D85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.