What color is #AB8D7B?

#AB8D7B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8D7B?

The RGB value is 171, 141, 123: 171 red, 141 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8D7B?

The complementary color is #7B99AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8D7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8D7B color

#AB8D7B rgb(171, 141, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB8D7B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 55.3% green and 48.2% blue (171, 141, 123).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#AB8D7B color codes

HEX	`#AB8D7B`
RGB	`rgb(171, 141, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 55.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.9, 8.55, 13.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.9, 16.28, 58.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.895, 29.139, 22.785)`
Decimal	`11242875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8D7B, 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 #AB8D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #AB8D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8d7b; }
.text { color: #ab8d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 141 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8d7b, #aba57b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AB8D7B?: #AB8D7B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8D7B?: The RGB value is 171, 141, 123: 171 red, 141 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8D7B?: The complementary color is #7B99AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8D7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.