What color is #AB7E63?

#AB7E63 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB7E63?

The RGB value is 171, 126, 99: 171 red, 126 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB7E63?

The complementary color is #6390AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB7E63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB7E63 color

#AB7E63 rgb(171, 126, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB7E63 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 49.4% green and 38.8% blue (171, 126, 99).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 42% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Café au Lait (#A57C5B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#AB7E63 color codes

HEX	`#AB7E63`
RGB	`rgb(171, 126, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 49.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 42%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, 13.89, 21.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 25.61, 57.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.509, 24.482, 15.131)`
Decimal	`11239011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB7E63, 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 #AB7E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB7E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #AB7E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab7e63; }
.text { color: #ab7e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab7e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 126 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab7e63, #aba263); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AB7E63?: #AB7E63 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB7E63?: The RGB value is 171, 126, 99: 171 red, 126 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB7E63?: The complementary color is #6390AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB7E63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.