What color is #AB9776?

#AB9776 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9776?

The RGB value is 171, 151, 118: 171 red, 151 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9776?

The complementary color is #768AAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9776 color

#AB9776 rgb(171, 151, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB9776 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 59.2% green and 46.3% blue (171, 151, 118).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 31% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#AB9776 color codes

HEX	`#AB9776`
RGB	`rgb(171, 151, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 59.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 31%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.43, 2.31, 20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.43, 20.26, 83.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.132, 32.1, 21.692)`
Decimal	`11245430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9776, 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 #AB9776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #AB9776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9776; }
.text { color: #ab9776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 151 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9776, #a4ab76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AB9776?: #AB9776 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9776?: The RGB value is 171, 151, 118: 171 red, 151 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9776?: The complementary color is #768AAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.