Recognised as Colour

#AB002E

#AB002E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AB002E is a red with RGB values 171, 0, 46 and HSL 344°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AB002E#AB002E

HEX#AB002E

RGBrgb(171, 0, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0, 0.1804

RGB percentages67.1%, 0%, 18%

HSLhsl(343.9, 100%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.9, 100%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 73.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,206,702

CSS custom property--colour: #AB002E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.58:1

Contrast with white7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#54FFD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#433F2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A5F28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original

Tritanopia#BD001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.7 Firebrick · ΔE 12.7 Crimson · ΔE 17.1 Dark red · ΔE 19.3 Maroon · ΔE 19.9 Indian red · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00AB7D

Analogous#AB0083, #AB2700

Triadic#2EAB00, #002EAB

Split complementary#00AB27, #0084AB

Tetradic#84AB00, #00AB7D, #2800AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF789C

Lighter +30%#FF4577

Lighter +20%#FF1252

Lighter +10%#DE003C

Darker −10%#780020

Darker −20%#450013

Darker −30%#120005

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AB002E

Less saturated −25%#961538

Channel breakdown

R171

B46

Red171 (67.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue343.86°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 00 · B 2E

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