What color is #AB927A?

#AB927A is a grayish orange known as Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Saddle Up?

The RGB value is 171, 146, 122: 171 red, 146 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Saddle Up?

The complementary color is #7A93AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB927A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Saddle Up color: hex code #AB927A

#AB927A rgb(171, 146, 122)

Shades of brown

Saddle Up has the hex code #AB927A. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 57.3% green and 47.8% blue (171, 146, 122).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

Saddle Up (#AB927A) color codes

HEX	`#AB927A`
RGB	`rgb(171, 146, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 57.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.19, 5.62, 16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.19, 17.15, 70.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.587, 30.622, 22.708)`
Decimal	`11244154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Saddle Up, 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 #AB927A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB927A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AB927A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab927a; }
.text { color: #ab927a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab927a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 146 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab927a, #abab7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

See #AB927A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AB927A?: #AB927A is a grayish orange known as Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Saddle Up?: The RGB value is 171, 146, 122: 171 red, 146 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Saddle Up?: The complementary color is #7A93AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB927A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.