What color is #AB9180?

#AB9180 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9180?

The RGB value is 171, 145, 128: 171 red, 145 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9180?

The complementary color is #809AAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9180 color

#AB9180 rgb(171, 145, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB9180 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 56.9% green and 50.2% blue (171, 145, 128).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#AB9180 color codes

HEX	`#AB9180`
RGB	`rgb(171, 145, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 56.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.06, 7.04, 12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.06, 14.47, 60.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.817, 30.468, 24.676)`
Decimal	`11243904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9180, 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 #AB9180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AB9180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9180; }
.text { color: #ab9180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 145 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9180, #aba780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AB9180?: #AB9180 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9180?: The RGB value is 171, 145, 128: 171 red, 145 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9180?: The complementary color is #809AAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.