What color is #AB9E75?

#AB9E75 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9E75?

The RGB value is 171, 158, 117: 171 red, 158 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9E75?

The complementary color is #7582AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9E75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9E75 color

#AB9E75 rgb(171, 158, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB9E75 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 62% green and 45.9% blue (171, 158, 117).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#AB9E75 color codes

HEX	`#AB9E75`
RGB	`rgb(171, 158, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 62%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.28, -1.65, 23.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.28, 23.25, 94.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.233, 34.397, 21.768)`
Decimal	`11247221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9E75, 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 #AB9E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #AB9E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9e75; }
.text { color: #ab9e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 158 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9e75, #9dab75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AB9E75?: #AB9E75 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9E75?: The RGB value is 171, 158, 117: 171 red, 158 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9E75?: The complementary color is #7582AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9E75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.