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Recognised as Colour

#AB986B

  • #AB986B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#AB986B is a orange with RGB values 171, 152, 107 and HSL 42°, 28%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#AB986B#AB986B
HEX#AB986B
RGBrgb(171, 152, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5961, 0.4196
RGB percentages67.1%, 59.6%, 42%
HSLhsl(42.2, 27.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.2, 37.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 37.4%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,245,675
CSS custom property--colour: #AB986B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#546794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A29768no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79C6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B5918Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.5Burlywood · ΔE 15.6Dark khaki · ΔE 18.7Rosy brown · ΔE 25.8Wheat · ΔE 26Dark grey · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B7EAB
Analogous#AB786B, #9EAB6B
Triadic#6BAB98, #986BAB
Split complementary#6B9EAB, #786BAB
Tetradic#6BAB78, #6B7EAB, #AB6B9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F3ED
Lighter +30%#E2DCCD
Lighter +20%#D0C5AC
Lighter +10%#BDAF8C
Darker −10%#917E52
Darker −20%#706240
Darker −30%#50462D
Darker −40%#2F291B
More saturated +25%#C8A44E
Less saturated −25%#8E8C88

Channel breakdown

R171
G152
B107
Red171 (67.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue42.19°
Saturation (HSL)27.59%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 98 · B 6B

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