Recognised as Colour

#AB3136

#AB3136
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AB3136 is a red with RGB values 171, 49, 54 and HSL 358°, 55%, 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

#AB3136#AB3136

HEX#AB3136

RGBrgb(171, 49, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.1922, 0.2118

RGB percentages67.1%, 19.2%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(357.5, 55.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 71.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 71.3%, 68.4%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,219,254

CSS custom property--colour: #AB3136;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#54CEC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534D35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#726732no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BC0734no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 4.9 Firebrick · ΔE 13.1 Indian red · ΔE 15 Maroon · ΔE 18.6 Dark red · ΔE 19.1 Sienna · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 4.87, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#31ABA6

Analogous#AB3173, #AB6931

Triadic#36AB31, #3136AB

Split complementary#31AB69, #3173AB

Tetradic#73AB31, #31ABA6, #6931AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECBCBE

Lighter +30%#E09598

Lighter +20%#D56D71

Lighter +10%#CA454B

Darker −10%#832629

Darker −20%#5C1A1D

Darker −30%#340F10

Darker −40%#0C0404

More saturated +25%#C6151D

Less saturated −25%#904D4F

Channel breakdown

R171

G49

B54

Red171 (67.1%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue357.54°

Saturation (HSL)55.45%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 31 · B 36

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