Colour
#AB700B
- #AB700B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#AB700B is a orange with RGB values 171, 112, 11 and HSL 38°, 88%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#AB700B#AB700B
HEX#AB700B
RGBrgb(171, 112, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4392, 0.0431
RGB percentages67.1%, 43.9%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(37.9, 87.9%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.9, 93.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 93.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,235,339
CSS custom property--colour: #AB700B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#548FF4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B46AB
Analogous#AB200B, #96AB0B
Triadic#0BAB70, #700BAB
Split complementary#0B96AB, #200BAB
Tetradic#0BAB20, #0B46AB, #AB0B96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G112
B11
Red171 (67.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue37.88°
Saturation (HSL)87.91%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 70 · B 0B
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