#ab523d

Color #ab523d

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class orange-700 #ca3500 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ab523d

RGB

rgb(171, 82, 61)

HSL

hsl(11.5, 47.4%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.5, 64.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52%, 64.3%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(45.68, 34.76, 29.28)

LCH

lch(45.68, 45.45, 40.11)

OKLCH

oklch(54.5%, 0.1218, 34.5)

HWB

hwb(11.5, 23.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3d96ab

Analogous

#ab3d5f

#ab523d

#ab893d

Triadic

#ab523d

#3dab52

#523dab

Split-complementary

#ab523d

#3dab89

#3d5fab

Tetradic

#ab523d

#96ab3d

#3d96ab

#523dab

Square

#ab523d

#5fab3d

#3d96ab

#893dab

Shades

Color #ab523d mixed toward black.

#8f4433

#723729

#56291f

#391b14

#1d0e0a

Tints

Color #ab523d mixed toward white.

#c26954

#ce8776

#daa599

#e7c3bb

#f3e1dd

Tones

Color #ab523d mixed toward gray.

#a25846

#995d4f

#906359

#866962

#7d6e6b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.01:1

White text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d43 · ΔE 35.7

Deuteranopia

#929744 · ΔE 39

Tritanopia

#a84748 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab523d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab523d]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Frequently asked questions

#ab523d (#ab523d) is rgb(171, 82, 61) in RGB.

No, #ab523d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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