What color is #AA9F74?

#AA9F74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9F74?

The RGB value is 170, 159, 116: 170 red, 159 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9F74?

The complementary color is #747FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9F74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9F74 color

#AA9F74 rgb(170, 159, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA9F74 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62.4% green and 45.5% blue (170, 159, 116).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#AA9F74 color codes

HEX	`#AA9F74`
RGB	`rgb(170, 159, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.44, -2.73, 23.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.44, 24.09, 96.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.128, 34.604, 21.506)`
Decimal	`11181940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9F74, 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 #AA9F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #AA9F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9f74; }
.text { color: #aa9f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 159 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9f74, #9aaa74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AA9F74?: #AA9F74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9F74?: The RGB value is 170, 159, 116: 170 red, 159 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9F74?: The complementary color is #747FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9F74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.