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#AB5707 Color

#AB5707 is rgb(171, 87, 7) in RGB, hsl(29, 92%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 96%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Windsor Tan (#A75502), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB5707
HEX#AB5707
RGBrgb(171, 87, 7)
HSLhsl(29, 92%, 35%)
HSVhsv(29, 96%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 96%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.134 54.3)
LABlab(46.85% 32.09 54.14)
LCHlch(46.85% 62.94 59.35)

What #AB5707 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 #AB5707, 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 brown in the library.

#AB5707 Channel Values

How #AB5707 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 87 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 92% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 96% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 96% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.12:1 vs white · 4.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB5707 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 text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB5707

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB5707; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AB5707

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB5707.

How #AB5707 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#AB5707
Protanopia#6C6C02
Protanomaly#896404
Deuteranopia#7B7B00
Deuteranomaly#916E00
Tritanopia#AD5252
Tritanomaly#AC5440
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB5707 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab5707: #AB5707;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB5707;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab5707': '#AB5707' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.341, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_ab5707">#AB5707</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB5707"

More Brown Colors

#AB5707 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB5707 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB5707?

#AB5707 is a dark brown — rgb(171, 87, 7) in RGB and hsl(29, 92%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Windsor Tan (#A75502), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.29.

What is the RGB value of #AB5707?

#AB5707 is rgb(171, 87, 7) — red 171, green 87, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB5707?

#AB5707 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 96%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB5707 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB5707 scores 5.12:1 against white and 4.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB5707 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB5707 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 12.58, which is visibly different.

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