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#AA6822 Color

#AA6822 is rgb(170, 104, 34) in RGB, hsl(31, 67%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 80%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (Dogs) (#B86D29), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA6822
HEX#AA6822
RGBrgb(170, 104, 34)
HSLhsl(31, 67%, 40%)
HSVhsv(31, 80%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 80%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.117 62.5)
LABlab(50.65% 23.22 48.31)
LCHlch(50.65% 53.60 64.33)

What #AA6822 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 #AA6822, 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.

#AA6822 Channel Values

How #AA6822 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 104 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 67% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 80% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 80% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.46:1 vs white · 4.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA6822 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA6822

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA6822; 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 #AA6822

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA6822.

How #AA6822 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#AA6822
Protanopia#777720
Protanomaly#8E7121
Deuteranopia#838317
Deuteranomaly#94791C
Tritanopia#AD6262
Tritanomaly#AC6550
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA6822 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa6822: #AA6822;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA6822;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa6822': '#AA6822' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.408, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_aa6822">#AA6822</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA6822"

More Brown Colors

#AA6822 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA6822 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA6822?

#AA6822 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(170, 104, 34) in RGB and hsl(31, 67%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (Dogs) (#B86D29), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.81.

What is the RGB value of #AA6822?

#AA6822 is rgb(170, 104, 34) — red 170, green 104, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA6822?

#AA6822 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 80%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA6822 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA6822 scores 4.46:1 against white and 4.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA6822 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA6822 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 11.63, which is visibly different.

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