#AB7554
Closest named color: Pinkish Brown (#B17261). oklch(61% 0.083 52), rgb(171, 117, 84).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.40:1).
About this color
#AB7554 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.083 and its hue 52°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pinkish Brown (#B17261), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.40:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.083) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Pinkish Brown (#B17261) |
| Black text | 5.40:1 |
| White text | 3.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AB7554 |
| RGB | rgb(171, 117, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 34%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.083 52) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AB7554 | 3.88:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AB7554 | 5.40:1 | AA | Lc 37.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AB7554 text on white | 3.88:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AB7554 text on black | 5.40:1 | AA | Lc -35.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E3
oklch(93.7% 0.012 51.3)
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Step 200
200
#E6D5CC
oklch(88.4% 0.023 49.9)
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Step 300
300
#D7BAA9
oklch(80.9% 0.041 52.3)
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Step 400
400
#C2967C
oklch(70.8% 0.064 51.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AB7554
oklch(61% 0.083 52)
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Step 600
600
#9D6340
oklch(55.5% 0.09 51.1)
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Step 700
700
#865231
oklch(49.1% 0.084 52)
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Step 800
800
#6D442A
oklch(42.8% 0.069 52.3)
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Step 900
900
#583926
oklch(37.6% 0.054 52)
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Step 950
950
#342217
oklch(27.1% 0.034 52.2)
#AB7554 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #847A51 | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #918654 | 0.060 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B86B6D | 0.054 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.083 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AB7554
#AB7554
oklch(61% 0.083 52)
- #4B8CAC
#4B8CAC
oklch(61% 0.082 231.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #AB7554, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pinkish Brown #B17261 ΔE 0.024
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.025
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.026
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.026
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.029
- Clay #B66A50 ΔE 0.031
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.034
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.035
Use #AB7554 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.