Skip to the color picker

#ab522e color: Rose of Sharon

#ab522e is rgb(171, 82, 46) in RGB and oklch(54.278% 0.12706 41.603) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

17°
100%

54.3%
0.127
42°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.98:1Hard to read
Lc 28

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #ab522e

#ab522e is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.3% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.28:1 contrast and black text 3.98:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rose of Sharon (#ac512d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ab522e mixed with white

  1. ab522e
  2. b56444
  3. be7559
  4. c7866d
  5. d09781
  6. d9a895
  7. e1b9aa
  8. e9cabf
  9. f1dcd4
  10. f8ede9

Darker: #ab522e mixed with black

  1. ab522e
  2. 944627
  3. 7e3b1f
  4. 682f18
  5. 542512
  6. 401a0b
  7. 2d1106
  8. 1b0802
  9. 0b0201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ab522e with less saturation

  1. ab522e
  2. a65637
  3. a05a3e
  4. 9b5d45
  5. 95604c
  6. 906352
  7. 8a6658
  8. 83695e
  9. 7d6b64
  10. 766d6a

Questions about #ab522e

What color is #ab522e?

#ab522e is bright brown. The closest named color is Rose of Sharon. In RGB it is rgb(171, 82, 46), in HSL hsl(17.28, 57.6%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.278% 0.12706 41.603).

What colors go well with #ab522e?

The complementary color of #ab522e is #007ea1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ac4b5c and #9c6000. The triadic partners are #008557 and #6464b7.

Is white or black text more readable on #ab522e?

White text reads better on #ab522e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and black gives 3.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ab522e a warm or cool color?

#ab522e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 54.3% and its chroma 0.127.