What color is #AB887C?

#AB887C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB887C?

The RGB value is 171, 136, 124: 171 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB887C?

The complementary color is #7C9FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB887C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB887C color

#AB887C rgb(171, 136, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB887C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 53.3% green and 48.6% blue (171, 136, 124).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 27% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#AB887C color codes

HEX	`#AB887C`
RGB	`rgb(171, 136, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 53.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 27%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, 11.5, 11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 16.27, 45.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.237, 27.723, 22.876)`
Decimal	`11241596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB887C, 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 #AB887C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB887C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #AB887C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab887c; }
.text { color: #ab887c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab887c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 136 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab887c, #aba07c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AB887C?: #AB887C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB887C?: The RGB value is 171, 136, 124: 171 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB887C?: The complementary color is #7C9FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB887C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.