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#AB593F Color

#AB593F is rgb(171, 89, 63) in RGB, hsl(14, 46%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 63%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (Crayola) (#AF593E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB593F
HEX#AB593F
RGBrgb(171, 89, 63)
HSLhsl(14, 46%, 46%)
HSVhsv(14, 63%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 63%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.114 38.3)
LABlab(47.65% 32.61 30.74)
LCHlch(47.65% 44.82 43.31)

What #AB593F 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 #AB593F, 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.

#AB593F Channel Values

How #AB593F 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 89 · B 638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 46% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 63% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 63% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.96:1 vs white · 4.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB593F 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 text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB593F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB593F; 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 #AB593F

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 #AB593F.

How #AB593F 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#AB593F
Protanopia#6D6D3E
Protanomaly#8A653E
Deuteranopia#7C7C39
Deuteranomaly#91703C
Tritanopia#AC5656
Tritanomaly#AC574E
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB593F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab593f: #AB593F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB593F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab593f': '#AB593F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.349, blue: 0.247)
Android XML<color name="color_ab593f">#AB593F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB593F"

More Red Colors

#AB593F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB593F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB593F?

#AB593F is a mid-tone red — rgb(171, 89, 63) in RGB and hsl(14, 46%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (Crayola) (#AF593E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.21.

What is the RGB value of #AB593F?

#AB593F is rgb(171, 89, 63) — red 171, green 89, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB593F?

#AB593F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 63%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB593F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB593F scores 4.96:1 against white and 4.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB593F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB593F 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 6.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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