What color is #AB530C?

#AB530C is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Brandy Bear. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB530C?

The RGB value is 171, 83, 12: 171 red, 83 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB530C?

The complementary color is #0C64AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB530C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB530C color

#AB530C rgb(171, 83, 12)

Shades of orange

The hex color #AB530C is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 32.5% green and 4.7% blue (171, 83, 12).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 87% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 93% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Brandy Bear (#AA5412), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#AB530C color codes

HEX	`#AB530C`
RGB	`rgb(171, 83, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 32.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 87%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 93%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 93%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.46, 32.26, 51.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.46, 60.99, 58.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.956, 14.874, 2.168)`
Decimal	`11227916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB530C, 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 #AB530C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AB530C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #AB530C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab530c; }
.text { color: #ab530c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab530c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 83 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab530c, #aba20c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brown.

Questions

What color is #AB530C?: #AB530C is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Brandy Bear. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB530C?: The RGB value is 171, 83, 12: 171 red, 83 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB530C?: The complementary color is #0C64AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB530C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.