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#AB611C Color

#AB611C is rgb(171, 97, 28) in RGB, hsl(29, 72%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 84%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB611C
HEX#AB611C
RGBrgb(171, 97, 28)
HSLhsl(29, 72%, 39%)
HSVhsv(29, 84%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 84%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.124 57.9)
LABlab(49.13% 27.21 49.48)
LCHlch(49.13% 56.47 61.19)

What #AB611C 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 #AB611C, 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.

#AB611C Channel Values

How #AB611C 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 97 · B 288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 72% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 84% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 84% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.71:1 vs white · 4.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB611C 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 text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB611C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB611C; 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 #AB611C

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB611C.

How #AB611C 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#AB611C
Protanopia#72721A
Protanomaly#8C6C1B
Deuteranopia#80800C
Deuteranomaly#937514
Tritanopia#AE5C5C
Tritanomaly#AD5E4A
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB611C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab611c: #AB611C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB611C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab611c': '#AB611C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.380, blue: 0.110)
Android XML<color name="color_ab611c">#AB611C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB611C"

More Brown Colors

#AB611C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB611C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB611C?

#AB611C is a dark brown — rgb(171, 97, 28) in RGB and hsl(29, 72%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.91.

What is the RGB value of #AB611C?

#AB611C is rgb(171, 97, 28) — red 171, green 97, and blue 28 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB611C?

#AB611C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 84%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB611C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB611C scores 4.71:1 against white and 4.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB611C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB611C 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.56, which is visibly different.

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