#ab6611 Color Information

#ab6611 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ab6611. In RGB, it consists of 67.1% Red, 40.0% Green, and 6.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 40.4% Magenta, 90.1% Yellow, and 32.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 33.1°, with saturation of 81.9% and lightness of 36.9%. The decimal value for #ab6611 is 11232785, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996600. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ab6611 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#ab6611 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color171, 102, 17 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.1%, 40.0%, 6.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.329, 0.600, 0.933 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.404, 0.901, 0.329 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color33.1°, 81.9%, 36.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color33.1°, 90.1%, 67.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color21.647, 18.201, 2.903 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color142, 171, 17 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11232785 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color49.739, 21.986, 53.598 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)49.739, 57.932, 67.696 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color49.739, 56.630, 46.316 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color42.663, 15.911, 25.830 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.506, 0.426, 18.201 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289422865 / 0xffab6611 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996600 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #ab6611

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ab6611, its pure hue is 33.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.9%, and its lightness is 36.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ab6611, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150d02 to #96590f.

Tints of #ab6611

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ab6611, its pure hue is 33.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.9%, and its lightness is 36.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ab6611, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b6792f to #f5ece1.

Tones of #ab6611

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ab6611, its pure hue is 33.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ab6611, which range from #5e5e5e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #bc6800 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ab6611

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ab6611! For #ab6611, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ab6611. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ab6611

This color, #ab6611, consists of 67.1% Red, 40.0% Green, and 6.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 171, Green = 102, Blue = 17. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ab6611 is 0% Cyan, 40.4% Magenta, 90.1% Yellow, and 32.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.1%
C0.0%
G40.0%
M40.4%
B6.7%
Y90.1%
K32.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 171 102 17
Octal 253 146 21
Hexa #ab #66 #11
Binary 10101011 01100110 00010001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 40 90 32
Octal 0 50 132 40
Hexa #00 #28 #5a #20
Binary 00000000 00101000 01011010 00100000

Analogous Colors of #ab6611

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ab6611 — which has hue 33.1° — its analogous colors are located at 3.1° and 63.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab6611.

Triadic Colors of #ab6611

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ab6611 — which has hue 33.1° — its triadic colors are located at 33.1° and 273.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab6611.

Complementary Color of #ab6611

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ab6611 — which has hue 33.1° — its complementary color is located at 213.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab6611.

Split Complementary Colors of #ab6611

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ab6611 — which has hue 33.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 33.1° and 243.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab6611.

Tetradic Colors of #ab6611

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ab6611 — which has hue 33.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 303.1°, 33.1°, 123.1°, and 213.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab6611.

Monochromatic Colors of #ab6611

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ab6611, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #51330d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f59825 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ab6611

We want to make getting started with #ab6611 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ab6611 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ab6611 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ab6611 with other HTML elements.

#ab6611 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ab6611.
<span style="color: #ab6611;">The color of this text is #ab6611.</span>

#ab6611 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ab6611.
<div style="background-color: #ab6611; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ab6611.</div>

#ab6611 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ab6611.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ab6611;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ab6611.</span>

#ab6611 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ab6611.
<div style="border: #ab6611 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ab6611.</div>

#ab6611 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ab6611 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ab6611; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ab6611 on a white background.</div></div>

#ab6611 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ab6611 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ab6611; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ab6611 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ab6611 to White

This is a gradient from #ab6611 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ab6611,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ab6611,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ab6611,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ab6611,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ab6611 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ab6611 to Black

This is a gradient from #ab6611 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ab6611,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ab6611,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ab6611,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ab6611,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ab6611 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ab6611

In addition to using #ab6611 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ab6611 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ab6611, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 171, Green = 102, Blue = 17). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ab6611 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ab6611
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(171, 102, 17)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ab6611; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ab6611; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ab6611; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(171, 102, 17);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ab6611")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:171, green:102, blue:17, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:171 green:102 blue:17 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(171f, 102f, 17f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(171, 102, 17);
 

#ab6611 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ab6611 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ab6611 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ab6611 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ab6611 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ab6611 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ab6611 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ab6611 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.5:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ab6611 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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