What color is #AB7D76?

#AB7D76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB7D76?

The RGB value is 171, 125, 118: 171 red, 125 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB7D76?

The complementary color is #76A4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB7D76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB7D76 color

#AB7D76 rgb(171, 125, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB7D76 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 49% green and 46.3% blue (171, 125, 118).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 31% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#AB7D76 color codes

HEX	`#AB7D76`
RGB	`rgb(171, 125, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 49%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 31%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.72, 16.86, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.72, 20.04, 32.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.399, 24.635, 20.448)`
Decimal	`11238774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB7D76, 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 #AB7D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB7D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #AB7D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab7d76; }
.text { color: #ab7d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab7d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 125 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab7d76, #ab9776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AB7D76?: #AB7D76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB7D76?: The RGB value is 171, 125, 118: 171 red, 125 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB7D76?: The complementary color is #76A4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB7D76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.