What color is #CCAA91?

#CCAA91 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCAA91?

The RGB value is 204, 170, 145: 204 red, 170 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCAA91?

The complementary color is #91B3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCAA91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCAA91 color

#CCAA91 rgb(204, 170, 145)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CCAA91 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 66.7% green and 56.9% blue (204, 170, 145).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 37% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 29% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#CCAA91 color codes

HEX	`#CCAA91`
RGB	`rgb(204, 170, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 66.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 37%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 29%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, 8.69, 17.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 19.57, 63.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.388, 43.633, 32.866)`
Decimal	`13413009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCAA91, 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 #CCAA91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCAA91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #CCAA91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccaa91; }
.text { color: #ccaa91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccaa91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 170 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccaa91, #ccc891); }

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Questions

What color is #CCAA91?: #CCAA91 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCAA91?: The RGB value is 204, 170, 145: 204 red, 170 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCAA91?: The complementary color is #91B3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCAA91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.