What color is #AB9662?

#AB9662 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 #AB9662?

The RGB value is 171, 150, 98: 171 red, 150 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9662?

The complementary color is #6277AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9662?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9662 color

#AB9662 rgb(171, 150, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB9662 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 58.8% green and 38.4% blue (171, 150, 98).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 43% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#AB9662 color codes

HEX	`#AB9662`
RGB	`rgb(171, 150, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 58.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 43%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 43%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.81, 0.4, 30.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.81, 30.27, 89.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.906, 31.354, 16.029)`
Decimal	`11245154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9662, 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 #AB9662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #AB9662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9662; }
.text { color: #ab9662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 150 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9662, #9bab62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AB9662?: #AB9662 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 #AB9662?: The RGB value is 171, 150, 98: 171 red, 150 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9662?: The complementary color is #6277AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9662?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.