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#AB5C0D Color

#AB5C0D is rgb(171, 92, 13) in RGB, hsl(30, 86%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 92%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Windsor Tan (#A75502), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB5C0D
HEX#AB5C0D
RGBrgb(171, 92, 13)
HSLhsl(30, 86%, 36%)
HSVhsv(30, 92%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 92%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.13 56.9)
LABlab(47.95% 29.57 53.43)
LCHlch(47.95% 61.07 61.04)

What #AB5C0D 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 #AB5C0D, 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.

#AB5C0D Channel Values

How #AB5C0D 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 92 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 86% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 92% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 92% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.92:1 vs white · 4.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB5C0D 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 text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB5C0D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB5C0D; 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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Tints & Shades of #AB5C0D

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 #AB5C0D.

How #AB5C0D 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#AB5C0D
Protanopia#6F6F09
Protanomaly#8B680B
Deuteranopia#7D7D00
Deuteranomaly#927100
Tritanopia#AD5656
Tritanomaly#AC5944
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB5C0D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab5c0d: #AB5C0D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB5C0D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab5c0d': '#AB5C0D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.361, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_ab5c0d">#AB5C0D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB5C0D"

More Brown Colors

#AB5C0D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB5C0D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB5C0D?

#AB5C0D is a dark brown — rgb(171, 92, 13) in RGB and hsl(30, 86%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Windsor Tan (#A75502), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.98.

What is the RGB value of #AB5C0D?

#AB5C0D is rgb(171, 92, 13) — red 171, green 92, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB5C0D?

#AB5C0D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 92%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB5C0D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB5C0D scores 4.92:1 against white and 4.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB5C0D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB5C0D 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 13.63, which is visibly different.

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