What color is #AB7268?

#AB7268 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB7268?

The RGB value is 171, 114, 104: 171 red, 114 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB7268?

The complementary color is #68A1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB7268?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB7268 color

#AB7268 rgb(171, 114, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB7268 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 44.7% green and 40.8% blue (171, 114, 104).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 39% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Amaretto (#AB6F60), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#AB7268 color codes

HEX	`#AB7268`
RGB	`rgb(171, 114, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 44.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 39%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.7, 21.25, 14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.7, 25.87, 34.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.312, 21.694, 15.948)`
Decimal	`11235944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB7268, 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 #AB7268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB7268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #AB7268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab7268; }
.text { color: #ab7268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab7268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 114 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab7268, #ab9468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AB7268?: #AB7268 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB7268?: The RGB value is 171, 114, 104: 171 red, 114 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB7268?: The complementary color is #68A1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB7268?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.