What color is #AB897C?

#AB897C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB897C?

The RGB value is 171, 137, 124: 171 red, 137 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB897C?

The complementary color is #7C9EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB897C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB897C color

#AB897C rgb(171, 137, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB897C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 53.7% green and 48.6% blue (171, 137, 124).

Its hue angle is 17°, 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#AB897C color codes

HEX	`#AB897C`
RGB	`rgb(171, 137, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 53.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 27%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, 10.94, 11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 16.14, 47.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.379, 28.006, 22.923)`
Decimal	`11241852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB897C, 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 #AB897C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB897C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #AB897C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab897c; }
.text { color: #ab897c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab897c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 137 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab897c, #aba07c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AB897C?: #AB897C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB897C?: The RGB value is 171, 137, 124: 171 red, 137 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB897C?: The complementary color is #7C9EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB897C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.