What color is #AB7F68?

#AB7F68 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB7F68?

The RGB value is 171, 127, 104: 171 red, 127 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB7F68?

The complementary color is #6894AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB7F68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB7F68 color

#AB7F68 rgb(171, 127, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB7F68 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 49.8% green and 40.8% blue (171, 127, 104).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 39% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Silken Chocolate (#B77D5F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#AB7F68 color codes

HEX	`#AB7F68`
RGB	`rgb(171, 127, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 49.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 39%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.92, 13.91, 19.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.92, 23.67, 54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.884, 24.838, 16.472)`
Decimal	`11239272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB7F68, 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 #AB7F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB7F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #AB7F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab7f68; }
.text { color: #ab7f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab7f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 127 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab7f68, #aba168); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AB7F68?: #AB7F68 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silken Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB7F68?: The RGB value is 171, 127, 104: 171 red, 127 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB7F68?: The complementary color is #6894AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB7F68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.