Recognised as Colour
#AB341A
- #AB341A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AB341A is a red with RGB values 171, 52, 26 and HSL 11°, 74%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AB341A#AB341A
HEX#AB341A
RGBrgb(171, 52, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2039, 0.102
RGB percentages67.1%, 20.4%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(10.8, 73.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.8, 84.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 69.6%, 84.8%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,219,994
CSS custom property--colour: #AB341A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#54CBE5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A91AB
Analogous#AB1A49, #AB7D1A
Triadic#1AAB34, #341AAB
Split complementary#1AAB7C, #1A49AB
Tetradic#48AB1A, #1A91AB, #7C1AAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G52
B26
Red171 (67.1%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue10.76°
Saturation (HSL)73.6%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 34 · B 1A
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