Recognised as Colour
#AB8874
- #AB8874
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AB8874 is a orange with RGB values 171, 136, 116 and HSL 22°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AB8874#AB8874
HEX#AB8874
RGBrgb(171, 136, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5333, 0.4549
RGB percentages67.1%, 53.3%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(21.8, 24.7%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.8, 32.2%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 32.2%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,241,588
CSS custom property--colour: #AB8874;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#54778B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7497AB
Analogous#AB747C, #ABA374
Triadic#74AB88, #8874AB
Split complementary#74ABA3, #747CAB
Tetradic#7CAB74, #7497AB, #A374AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G136
B116
Red171 (67.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue21.82°
Saturation (HSL)24.66%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 88 · B 74
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