What color is #AB9367?

#AB9367 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9367?

The RGB value is 171, 147, 103: 171 red, 147 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9367?

The complementary color is #677FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9367?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9367 color

#AB9367 rgb(171, 147, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB9367 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 57.6% green and 40.4% blue (171, 147, 103).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 40% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#AB9367 color codes

HEX	`#AB9367`
RGB	`rgb(171, 147, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 57.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 40%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, 2.62, 26.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 26.74, 84.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.677, 30.506, 17.154)`
Decimal	`11244391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9367, 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 #AB9367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #AB9367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9367; }
.text { color: #ab9367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 147 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9367, #a1ab67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AB9367?: #AB9367 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9367?: The RGB value is 171, 147, 103: 171 red, 147 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9367?: The complementary color is #677FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9367?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.