Palettes / Colors / #AB8A73

#AB8A73 — Dusty Brown

#AB8A73 is a brown color we call Dusty Brown, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the brown family.

#AB8A73 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7393AB; it also sits naturally between #AB7377 and #ABA673. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 54% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 33% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AB8A73

.text { color: #AB8A73; }
.background { background-color: #AB8A73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AB8A73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 138, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 25%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AB8A73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 138, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AB8A73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 138, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AB8A73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AB8A73">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7393AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AB8A73: #000000.

How #AB8A73 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AB8A73 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AB8A73?

#AB8A73 is Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 171, 138, 115). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AB8A73?

#AB8A73 is RGB 171, 138, 115 — HSL 25°, 25%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 33%, 33%.

What colors go with #AB8A73?

Its complement is #7393AB; analogous partners are #AB7377 and #ABA673. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AB8A73 for text?

Black text on #AB8A73 has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.