Recognised as Colour

#AB1200

#AB1200
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#AB1200 is a red with RGB values 171, 18, 0 and HSL 6°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#AB1200#AB1200

HEX#AB1200

RGBrgb(171, 18, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.0706, 0

RGB percentages67.1%, 7.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(6.3, 100%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 100%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 89.5%, 100%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,211,264

CSS custom property--colour: #AB1200;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.45:1

Contrast with white7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#54EDFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BD0012no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 12.8 Dark red · ΔE 13.3 Maroon · ΔE 18.3 Brown · ΔE 20.9 Crimson · ΔE 24.2 Tomato · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0099AB

Analogous#AB0043, #AB6700

Triadic#00AB12, #1200AB

Split complementary#00AB67, #0044AB

Tetradic#43AB00, #0099AB, #6700AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8678

Lighter +30%#FF5945

Lighter +20%#FF2B12

Lighter +10%#DE1700

Darker −10%#780D00

Darker −20%#450700

Darker −30%#120200

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AB1200

Less saturated −25%#962315

Channel breakdown

R171

G18

Red171 (67.1%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue6.32°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 12 · B 00

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