What color is #AB9554?

#AB9554 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9554?

The RGB value is 171, 149, 84: 171 red, 149 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9554?

The complementary color is #546AAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9554?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9554 color

#AB9554 rgb(171, 149, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB9554 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 58.4% green and 32.9% blue (171, 149, 84).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 34% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 51% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Salted Capers (#A69151), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#AB9554 color codes

HEX	`#AB9554`
RGB	`rgb(171, 149, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 58.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 34%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 51%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 51%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, -0.48, 37.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 37.1, 90.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.143, 30.794, 12.795)`
Decimal	`11244884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9554, 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 #AB9554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #AB9554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9554; }
.text { color: #ab9554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 149 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9554, #95ab54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AB9554?: #AB9554 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9554?: The RGB value is 171, 149, 84: 171 red, 149 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9554?: The complementary color is #546AAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9554?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.