What color is #AB6F60?

#AB6F60 is a desaturated red known as Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Amaretto?

The RGB value is 171, 111, 96: 171 red, 111 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Amaretto?

The complementary color is #609CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB6F60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Amaretto color: hex code #AB6F60

#AB6F60 rgb(171, 111, 96)

Shades of brown

Amaretto has the hex code #AB6F60. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 43.5% green and 37.6% blue (171, 111, 96).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 44% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

Amaretto (#AB6F60) color codes

HEX	`#AB6F60`
RGB	`rgb(171, 111, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 43.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 31%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 44%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 44%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.81, 22.01, 18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.81, 28.55, 39.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.592, 20.873, 13.798)`
Decimal	`11235168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Amaretto, 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 #AB6F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB6F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	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 #AB6F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab6f60; }
.text { color: #ab6f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab6f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 111 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab6f60, #ab9460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #AB6F60 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AB6F60?: #AB6F60 is a desaturated red known as Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Amaretto?: The RGB value is 171, 111, 96: 171 red, 111 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Amaretto?: The complementary color is #609CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB6F60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.