What color is #AB9447?

#AB9447 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9447?

The RGB value is 171, 148, 71: 171 red, 148 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9447?

The complementary color is #475EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9447?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9447 color

#AB9447 rgb(171, 148, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB9447 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 58% green and 27.8% blue (171, 148, 71).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 41% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 58% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Salted Capers (#A69151), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#AB9447 color codes

HEX	`#AB9447`
RGB	`rgb(171, 148, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 58%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 41%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 58%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 58%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, -1.06, 43.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 43.19, 91.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.523, 30.294, 10.305)`
Decimal	`11244615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9447, 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 #AB9447	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9447 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #AB9447 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9447; }
.text { color: #ab9447; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9447; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 148 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9447, #90ab47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #AB9447?: #AB9447 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9447?: The RGB value is 171, 148, 71: 171 red, 148 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9447?: The complementary color is #475EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9447?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.