What color is #AB8953?

#AB8953 is a desaturated orange known as Teak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Teak?

The RGB value is 171, 137, 83: 171 red, 137 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Teak?

The complementary color is #5375AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8953?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Teak color: hex code #AB8953

#AB8953 rgb(171, 137, 83)

Shades of brown

Teak has the hex code #AB8953. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 53.7% green and 32.5% blue (171, 137, 83).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 35% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 51% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

Teak (#AB8953) color codes

HEX	`#AB8953`
RGB	`rgb(171, 137, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 53.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 35%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 51%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 51%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.14, 6.04, 33.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.14, 34.22, 79.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.303, 27.175, 11.989)`
Decimal	`11241811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Teak, 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 #AB8953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #AB8953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8953; }
.text { color: #ab8953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 137 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8953, #a1ab53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #AB8953 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AB8953?: #AB8953 is a desaturated orange known as Teak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Teak?: The RGB value is 171, 137, 83: 171 red, 137 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Teak?: The complementary color is #5375AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8953?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.