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#AB433F Color

#AB433F is rgb(171, 67, 63) in RGB, hsl(2, 46%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 63%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Chestnut (#B94E48), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB433F
HEX#AB433F
RGBrgb(171, 67, 63)
HSLhsl(2, 46%, 46%)
HSVhsv(2, 63%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 63%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.138 25.2)
LABlab(43.34% 43.28 25.57)
LCHlch(43.34% 50.26 30.57)

What #AB433F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AB433F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#AB433F Channel Values

How #AB433F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 171 · G 67 · B 638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 2° · S 46% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 2° · S 63% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 63% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.82:1 vs white · 3.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB433F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB433F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB433F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AB433F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB433F.

How #AB433F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AB433F
Protanopia#60603E
Protanomaly#84563E
Deuteranopia#737338
Deuteranomaly#8D633B
Tritanopia#AB4343
Tritanomaly#AB4341
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB433F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ab433f: #AB433F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB433F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab433f': '#AB433F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.263, blue: 0.247)
Android XML<color name="color_ab433f">#AB433F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB433F"

More Red Colors

#AB433F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB433F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB433F?

#AB433F is a mid-tone red — rgb(171, 67, 63) in RGB and hsl(2, 46%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Chestnut (#B94E48), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.58.

What is the RGB value of #AB433F?

#AB433F is rgb(171, 67, 63) — red 171, green 67, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB433F?

#AB433F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 63%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB433F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB433F scores 5.82:1 against white and 3.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB433F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB433F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 10.8, which is visibly different.

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