What color is #AA9E7C?

#AA9E7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9E7C?

The RGB value is 170, 158, 124: 170 red, 158 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9E7C?

The complementary color is #7C88AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9E7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9E7C color

#AA9E7C rgb(170, 158, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA9E7C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62% green and 48.6% blue (170, 158, 124).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 27% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#AA9E7C color codes

HEX	`#AA9E7C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 158, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.32, -1.1, 19.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.32, 19.42, 93.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.443, 34.456, 24.006)`
Decimal	`11181692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9E7C, 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 #AA9E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #AA9E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9e7c; }
.text { color: #aa9e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 158 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9e7c, #9faa7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AA9E7C?: #AA9E7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9E7C?: The RGB value is 170, 158, 124: 170 red, 158 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9E7C?: The complementary color is #7C88AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9E7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.