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#AB7626 Color

#AB7626 is rgb(171, 118, 38) in RGB, hsl(36, 64%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 78%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Golden Brown (#996515), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB7626
HEX#AB7626
RGBrgb(171, 118, 38)
HSLhsl(36, 64%, 41%)
HSVhsv(36, 78%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 78%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.114 73)
LABlab(54.20% 16.28 49.92)
LCHlch(54.20% 52.51 71.94)

What #AB7626 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 #AB7626, 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.

#AB7626 Channel Values

How #AB7626 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 118 · B 388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 64% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 78% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 78% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.92:1 vs white · 5.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB7626 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB7626 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB7626

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB7626; 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 #AB7626

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 #AB7626.

How #AB7626 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#AB7626
Protanopia#818125
Protanomaly#947D25
Deuteranopia#8A8A1E
Deuteranomaly#998322
Tritanopia#AF7070
Tritanomaly#AD725B
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB7626 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab7626: #AB7626;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB7626;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab7626': '#AB7626' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.463, blue: 0.149)
Android XML<color name="color_ab7626">#AB7626</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB7626"

More Brown Colors

#AB7626 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB7626 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB7626?

#AB7626 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(171, 118, 38) in RGB and hsl(36, 64%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #AB7626?

#AB7626 is rgb(171, 118, 38) — red 171, green 118, and blue 38 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB7626?

#AB7626 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 78%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB7626 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB7626 scores 3.92:1 against white and 5.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB7626 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB7626 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 11.22, which is visibly different.

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