Recognised as Colour
#AB8257
- #AB8257
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AB8257 is a orange with RGB values 171, 130, 87 and HSL 31°, 33%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#AB8257#AB8257
HEX#AB8257
RGBrgb(171, 130, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5098, 0.3412
RGB percentages67.1%, 51%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(30.7, 33.3%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.7, 49.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 24%, 49.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,240,023
CSS custom property--colour: #AB8257;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#547DA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5780AB
Analogous#AB5857, #AAAB57
Triadic#57AB82, #8257AB
Split complementary#57AAAB, #5857AB
Tetradic#57AB58, #5780AB, #AB57AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G130
B87
Red171 (67.1%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue30.71°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 82 · B 57
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