What color is #AB6D67?

#AB6D67 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB6D67?

The RGB value is 171, 109, 103: 171 red, 109 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB6D67?

The complementary color is #67A5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB6D67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB6D67 color

#AB6D67 rgb(171, 109, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB6D67 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 42.7% green and 40.4% blue (171, 109, 103).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 40% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#AB6D67 color codes

HEX	`#AB6D67`
RGB	`rgb(171, 109, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 42.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 40%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.48, 23.94, 13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.48, 27.56, 29.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.712, 20.576, 15.499)`
Decimal	`11234663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB6D67, 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 #AB6D67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB6D67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #AB6D67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab6d67; }
.text { color: #ab6d67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab6d67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 109 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab6d67, #ab8f67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AB6D67?: #AB6D67 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB6D67?: The RGB value is 171, 109, 103: 171 red, 109 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB6D67?: The complementary color is #67A5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB6D67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.