What color is #AB8075?

#AB8075 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 #AB8075?

The RGB value is 171, 128, 117: 171 red, 128 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8075?

The complementary color is #75A0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8075?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8075 color

#AB8075 rgb(171, 128, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB8075 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 50.2% green and 45.9% blue (171, 128, 117).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#AB8075 color codes

HEX	`#AB8075`
RGB	`rgb(171, 128, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 50.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, 15.02, 12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 19.51, 39.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.725, 25.382, 20.265)`
Decimal	`11239541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8075, 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 #AB8075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #AB8075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8075; }
.text { color: #ab8075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 128 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8075, #ab9b75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AB8075?: #AB8075 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 #AB8075?: The RGB value is 171, 128, 117: 171 red, 128 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8075?: The complementary color is #75A0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8075?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.