Colour

#AB2F40

#AB2F40
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AB2F40 is a red with RGB values 171, 47, 64 and HSL 352°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AB2F40#AB2F40

HEX#AB2F40

RGBrgb(171, 47, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.1843, 0.251

RGB percentages67.1%, 18.4%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(351.8, 56.9%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.8, 72.5%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 72.5%, 62.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,218,752

CSS custom property--colour: #AB2F40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#54D0BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514D40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#70673Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BC0736no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.9 Indian red · ΔE 15.2 Firebrick · ΔE 18.4 Maroon · ΔE 23.2 Dark red · ΔE 24.3 Crimson · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FAB9A

Analogous#AB2F7E, #AB5C2F

Triadic#40AB2F, #2F40AB

Split complementary#2FAB5C, #2F7EAB

Tetradic#7EAB2F, #2FAB9A, #5C2FAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECBAC1

Lighter +30%#E1929D

Lighter +20%#D66A79

Lighter +10%#CB4255

Darker −10%#832431

Darker −20%#5B1922

Darker −30%#330E13

Darker −40%#0B0304

More saturated +25%#C6142C

Less saturated −25%#904A54

Channel breakdown

R171

G47

B64

Red171 (67.1%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue351.77°

Saturation (HSL)56.88%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 2F · B 40

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