What color is #AA9F83?

#AA9F83 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9F83?

The RGB value is 170, 159, 131: 170 red, 159 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9F83?

The complementary color is #838EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9F83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9F83 color

#AA9F83 rgb(170, 159, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA9F83 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62.4% green and 51.4% blue (170, 159, 131).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#AA9F83 color codes

HEX	`#AA9F83`
RGB	`rgb(170, 159, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.73, -0.62, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.73, 16.1, 92.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.072, 34.982, 26.478)`
Decimal	`11181955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9F83, 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 #AA9F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #AA9F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9f83; }
.text { color: #aa9f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 159 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9f83, #a2aa83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AA9F83?: #AA9F83 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9F83?: The RGB value is 170, 159, 131: 170 red, 159 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9F83?: The complementary color is #838EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9F83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.