Recognised as Colour
#ABA59B
- #ABA59B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABA59B is a orange with RGB values 171, 165, 155 and HSL 38°, 9%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ABA59B#ABA59B
HEX#ABA59B
RGBrgb(171, 165, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6471, 0.6078
RGB percentages67.1%, 64.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(37.5, 8.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.5, 9.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 9.4%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,051
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA59B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#545A64
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BA1AB
Analogous#AB9D9B, #A9AB9B
Triadic#9BABA5, #A59BAB
Split complementary#9BA9AB, #9D9BAB
Tetradic#9BAB9D, #9BA1AB, #AB9BA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G165
B155
Red171 (67.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue37.5°
Saturation (HSL)8.7%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A5 · B 9B
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