What color is #AB8A78?

#AB8A78 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8A78?

The RGB value is 171, 138, 120: 171 red, 138 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8A78?

The complementary color is #7899AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8A78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8A78 color

#AB8A78 rgb(171, 138, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB8A78 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 54.1% green and 47.1% blue (171, 138, 120).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#AB8A78 color codes

HEX	`#AB8A78`
RGB	`rgb(171, 138, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 54.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.06, 9.81, 14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.06, 17.41, 55.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.274, 28.192, 21.665)`
Decimal	`11242104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8A78, 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 #AB8A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #AB8A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8a78; }
.text { color: #ab8a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 138 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8a78, #aba378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AB8A78?: #AB8A78 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8A78?: The RGB value is 171, 138, 120: 171 red, 138 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8A78?: The complementary color is #7899AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8A78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.