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Recognised as Colour

#AB701A

  • #AB701A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#AB701A is a orange with RGB values 171, 112, 26 and HSL 36°, 74%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#AB701A#AB701A
HEX#AB701A
RGBrgb(171, 112, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4392, 0.102
RGB percentages67.1%, 43.9%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(35.6, 73.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.6, 84.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 84.8%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,235,354
CSS custom property--colour: #AB701A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#548FE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#847405no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#92821Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BB6160no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1A55AB
Analogous#AB281A, #9DAB1A
Triadic#1AAB70, #701AAB
Split complementary#1A9DAB, #281AAB
Tetradic#1AAB28, #1A55AB, #AB1A9D

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F1D0A0
Lighter +30%#EABA74
Lighter +20%#E3A448
Lighter +10%#D78D21
Darker −10%#7F5313
Darker −20%#52360D
Darker −30%#261906
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C47501
Less saturated −25%#926B33

Channel breakdown

R171
G112
B26
Red171 (67.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue35.59°
Saturation (HSL)73.6%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 70 · B 1A

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