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Recognised as Colour

#AB771E

  • #AB771E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AB771E is a orange with RGB values 171, 119, 30 and HSL 38°, 70%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AB771E#AB771E
HEX#AB771E
RGBrgb(171, 119, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4667, 0.1176
RGB percentages67.1%, 46.7%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(37.9, 70.1%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.9, 82.5%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 30.4%, 82.5%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,237,150
CSS custom property--colour: #AB771E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#5488E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8A7A0Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#968622no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#BB6966no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1E52AB
Analogous#AB301E, #99AB1E
Triadic#1EAB77, #771EAB
Split complementary#1E99AB, #311EAB
Tetradic#1EAB30, #1E52AB, #AB1E99

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EFD4A6
Lighter +30%#E8BF7A
Lighter +20%#E0AB4F
Lighter +10%#D69526
Darker −10%#805916
Darker −20%#543B0F
Darker −30%#291C07
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C47E05
Less saturated −25%#927037

Channel breakdown

R171
G119
B30
Red171 (67.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue37.87°
Saturation (HSL)70.15%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 77 · B 1E

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