What color is #AB8676?

#AB8676 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8676?

The RGB value is 171, 134, 118: 171 red, 134 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8676?

The complementary color is #769BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8676?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8676 color

#AB8676 rgb(171, 134, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB8676 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 52.5% green and 46.3% blue (171, 134, 118).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 31% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#AB8676 color codes

HEX	`#AB8676`
RGB	`rgb(171, 134, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 52.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 31%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.99, 11.78, 14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.99, 18.32, 49.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.59, 27.018, 20.845)`
Decimal	`11241078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8676, 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 #AB8676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #AB8676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8676; }
.text { color: #ab8676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 134 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8676, #aba176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AB8676?: #AB8676 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8676?: The RGB value is 171, 134, 118: 171 red, 134 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8676?: The complementary color is #769BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8676?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.