What color is #AB9679?

#AB9679 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9679?

The RGB value is 171, 150, 121: 171 red, 150 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9679?

The complementary color is #798EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9679 color

#AB9679 rgb(171, 150, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB9679 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 58.8% green and 47.5% blue (171, 150, 121).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#AB9679 color codes

HEX	`#AB9679`
RGB	`rgb(171, 150, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 58.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.22, 3.27, 18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.22, 18.48, 79.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.152, 31.852, 22.593)`
Decimal	`11245177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9679, 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 #AB9679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #AB9679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9679; }
.text { color: #ab9679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 150 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9679, #a7ab79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AB9679?: #AB9679 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9679?: The RGB value is 171, 150, 121: 171 red, 150 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9679?: The complementary color is #798EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.