Recognised as Colour

#AB0516

#AB0516
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#AB0516 is a red with RGB values 171, 5, 22 and HSL 354°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#AB0516#AB0516

HEX#AB0516

RGBrgb(171, 5, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.0196, 0.0863

RGB percentages67.1%, 2%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(353.9, 94.3%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.9, 97.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 97.1%, 87.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,207,958

CSS custom property--colour: #AB0516;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.6:1

Contrast with white7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#54FAE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#463E14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C5F0Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BD0011no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 5.4 Dark red · ΔE 11.1 Brown · ΔE 13.7 Maroon · ΔE 15.1 Crimson · ΔE 17.8 Tomato · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#05AB9A

Analogous#AB0569, #AB4705

Triadic#16AB05, #0516AB

Split complementary#05AB47, #0569AB

Tetradic#69AB05, #05AB9A, #4705AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FB818D

Lighter +30%#FA4F61

Lighter +20%#F81E34

Lighter +10%#DD061C

Darker −10%#790410

Darker −20%#480209

Darker −30%#160103

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B00012

Less saturated −25%#951B27

Channel breakdown

R171

B22

Red171 (67.1%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue353.86°

Saturation (HSL)94.32%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 05 · B 16

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