Recognised as Colour
#AB0938
- #AB0938
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#AB0938 is a red with RGB values 171, 9, 56 and HSL 343°, 90%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#AB0938#AB0938
HEX#AB0938
RGBrgb(171, 9, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.0353, 0.2196
RGB percentages67.1%, 3.5%, 22%
HSLhsl(342.6, 90%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.6, 94.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 94.7%, 67.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,209,016
CSS custom property--colour: #AB0938;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#54F6C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#09AB7C
Analogous#AB0989, #AB2B09
Triadic#38AB09, #0938AB
Split complementary#09AB2B, #0989AB
Tetradic#89AB09, #09AB7C, #2B09AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G9
B56
Red171 (67.1%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue342.59°
Saturation (HSL)90%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 09 · B 38
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