What color is #AB764E?

#AB764E is a desaturated orange known as Brown Sugar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Brown Sugar?

The RGB value is 171, 118, 78: 171 red, 118 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Brown Sugar?

The complementary color is #4E83AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB764E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Brown Sugar color: hex code #AB764E

#AB764E rgb(171, 118, 78)

Shades of brown

Brown Sugar has the hex code #AB764E. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 46.3% green and 30.6% blue (171, 118, 78).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 37% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 54% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

Brown Sugar (#AB764E) color codes

HEX	`#AB764E`
RGB	`rgb(171, 118, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 46.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 37%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 54%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 54%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, 16.25, 30.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 34.34, 61.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.65, 22.167, 10.187)`
Decimal	`11236942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Brown Sugar, 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 #AB764E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB764E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #AB764E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab764e; }
.text { color: #ab764e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab764e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 118 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab764e, #aba54e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #AB764E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AB764E?: #AB764E is a desaturated orange known as Brown Sugar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Brown Sugar?: The RGB value is 171, 118, 78: 171 red, 118 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Brown Sugar?: The complementary color is #4E83AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB764E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.