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#AA6313 Color

#AA6313 is rgb(170, 99, 19) in RGB, hsl(32, 80%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 89%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA6313
HEX#AA6313
RGBrgb(170, 99, 19)
HSLhsl(32, 80%, 37%)
HSVhsv(32, 89%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 89%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.125 61.5)
LABlab(49.41% 25.55 52.70)
LCHlch(49.41% 58.57 64.13)

What #AA6313 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AA6313, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#AA6313 Channel Values

How #AA6313 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 99 · B 198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 80% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 89% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 89% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA6313 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA6313 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA6313

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA6313; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AA6313

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA6313.

How #AA6313 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AA6313
Protanopia#737310
Protanomaly#8C6D11
Deuteranopia#808000
Deuteranomaly#937606
Tritanopia#AD5D5D
Tritanomaly#AC604A
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA6313 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aa6313: #AA6313;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA6313;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa6313': '#AA6313' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.388, blue: 0.075)
Android XML<color name="color_aa6313">#AA6313</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA6313"

More Brown Colors

#AA6313 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA6313 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA6313?

#AA6313 is a dark brown — rgb(170, 99, 19) in RGB and hsl(32, 80%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.47.

What is the RGB value of #AA6313?

#AA6313 is rgb(170, 99, 19) — red 170, green 99, and blue 19 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA6313?

#AA6313 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 89%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA6313 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA6313 scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA6313 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA6313 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.64, which is visibly different.

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