What color is #AB7700?

#AB7700 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Falafel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB7700?

The RGB value is 171, 119, 0: 171 red, 119 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB7700?

The complementary color is #0034AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB7700?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB7700 color

#AB7700 rgb(171, 119, 0)

Shades of orange

The hex color #AB7700 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 46.7% green and 0% blue (171, 119, 0).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 100% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Falafel (#AA7711), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#AB7700 color codes

HEX	`#AB7700`
RGB	`rgb(171, 119, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 46.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 100%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.87, 12.17, 60.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.87, 61.37, 78.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.393, 21.854, 2.986)`
Decimal	`11237120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB7700, 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 #AB7700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB7700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #AB7700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab7700; }
.text { color: #ab7700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab7700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 119 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab7700, #8aab00); }

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Questions

What color is #AB7700?: #AB7700 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Falafel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB7700?: The RGB value is 171, 119, 0: 171 red, 119 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB7700?: The complementary color is #0034AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB7700?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.