Recognised as Colour
#AB1A49
- #AB1A49
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#AB1A49 is a red with RGB values 171, 26, 73 and HSL 341°, 74%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#AB1A49#AB1A49
HEX#AB1A49
RGBrgb(171, 26, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.102, 0.2863
RGB percentages67.1%, 10.2%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(340.6, 73.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.6, 84.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 84.8%, 57.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,213,385
CSS custom property--colour: #AB1A49;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#54E5B6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1AAB7C
Analogous#AB1A92, #AB341A
Triadic#49AB1A, #1A49AB
Split complementary#1AAB33, #1A92AB
Tetradic#91AB1A, #1AAB7C, #331AAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G26
B73
Red171 (67.1%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue340.55°
Saturation (HSL)73.6%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 1A · B 49
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