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#AA692C Color

#AA692C is rgb(170, 105, 44) in RGB, hsl(29, 59%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 74%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper (#B87333), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA692C
HEX#AA692C
RGBrgb(170, 105, 44)
HSLhsl(29, 59%, 42%)
HSVhsv(29, 74%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 74%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.112 60.4)
LABlab(50.95% 22.99 44.18)
LCHlch(50.95% 49.81 62.51)

What #AA692C 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 #AA692C, 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.

#AA692C Channel Values

How #AA692C 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 105 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 59% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 74% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 74% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.41:1 vs white · 4.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA692C 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 text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA692C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA692C; 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 #AA692C

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 #AA692C.

How #AA692C 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#AA692C
Protanopia#77772B
Protanomaly#8E722B
Deuteranopia#838324
Deuteranomaly#947A28
Tritanopia#AD6464
Tritanomaly#AC6653
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA692C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa692c: #AA692C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA692C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa692c': '#AA692C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.412, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_aa692c">#AA692C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA692C"

More Brown Colors

#AA692C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA692C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA692C?

#AA692C is a mid-tone brown — rgb(170, 105, 44) in RGB and hsl(29, 59%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper (#B87333), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #AA692C?

#AA692C is rgb(170, 105, 44) — red 170, green 105, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA692C?

#AA692C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 74%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA692C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA692C scores 4.41:1 against white and 4.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA692C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA692C 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 12.11, which is visibly different.

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