What color is #AB4E30?

#AB4E30 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Truffle Trouble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB4E30?

The RGB value is 171, 78, 48: 171 red, 78 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB4E30?

The complementary color is #308DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB4E30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB4E30 color

#AB4E30 rgb(171, 78, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB4E30 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 30.6% green and 18.8% blue (171, 78, 48).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 56% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 72% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Truffle Trouble (#A35139), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AB4E30 color codes

HEX	`#AB4E30`
RGB	`rgb(171, 78, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 30.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 56%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 72%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 72%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.69, 36.06, 35.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.69, 50.58, 44.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.054, 14.323, 4.504)`
Decimal	`11226672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB4E30, 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 #AB4E30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AB4E30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	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 #AB4E30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab4e30; }
.text { color: #ab4e30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab4e30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 78 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab4e30, #ab8b30); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB4E30?: #AB4E30 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Truffle Trouble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB4E30?: The RGB value is 171, 78, 48: 171 red, 78 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB4E30?: The complementary color is #308DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB4E30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.