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Recognised as Colour

#AB996F

  • #AB996F
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#AB996F is a orange with RGB values 171, 153, 111 and HSL 42°, 26%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#AB996F#AB996F
HEX#AB996F
RGBrgb(171, 153, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6, 0.4353
RGB percentages67.1%, 60%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(42, 26.3%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42, 35.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 35.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,245,935
CSS custom property--colour: #AB996F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#546690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3986Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79D70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B4928Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.1Burlywood · ΔE 15.8Dark khaki · ΔE 19.8Rosy brown · ΔE 24.5Dark grey · ΔE 25.1Wheat · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F81AB
Analogous#AB7B6F, #9FAB6F
Triadic#6FAB99, #996FAB
Split complementary#6F9FAB, #7B6FAB
Tetradic#6FAB7B, #6F81AB, #AB6F9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F4F0
Lighter +30%#E3DDD0
Lighter +20%#D1C7AF
Lighter +10%#BEB08F
Darker −10%#928055
Darker −20%#726342
Darker −30%#514730
Darker −40%#312B1D
More saturated +25%#C8A453
Less saturated −25%#8F8E8C

Channel breakdown

R171
G153
B111
Red171 (67.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue42°
Saturation (HSL)26.32%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 99 · B 6F

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