Recognised as Colour
#AB3800
- #AB3800
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark red
#AB3800 is a orange with RGB values 171, 56, 0 and HSL 20°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.
Colour values
#AB3800#AB3800
HEX#AB3800
RGBrgb(171, 56, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2196, 0
RGB percentages67.1%, 22%, 0%
HSLhsl(19.6, 100%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.6, 100%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 67.3%, 100%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,220,992
CSS custom property--colour: #AB3800;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#54C7FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0073AB
Analogous#AB001E, #AB8D00
Triadic#00AB38, #3800AB
Split complementary#00AB8D, #001DAB
Tetradic#1EAB00, #0073AB, #8D00AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G56
B0
Red171 (67.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue19.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 38 · B 00
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