Recognised as Colour

#AB3428

#AB3428
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AB3428 is a red with RGB values 171, 52, 40 and HSL 5°, 62%, 41%. 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

#AB3428#AB3428

HEX#AB3428

RGBrgb(171, 52, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.2039, 0.1569

RGB percentages67.1%, 20.4%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(5.5, 62.1%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 76.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 69.6%, 76.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,220,008

CSS custom property--colour: #AB3428;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11267WCAG 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 6.45:1

Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#54CBD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#564E26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Deuteranopia#746823no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BC0A32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 5.3 Firebrick · ΔE 8.7 Dark red · ΔE 14 Maroon · ΔE 14.9 Indian red · ΔE 18.7 Sienna · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 5.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#289FAB

Analogous#AB285E, #AB7628

Triadic#28AB34, #3428AB

Split complementary#28AB76, #285DAB

Tetradic#5DAB28, #289FAB, #7628AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDB7B2

Lighter +30%#E39189

Lighter +20%#DA6B5F

Lighter +10%#D04436

Darker −10%#82271E

Darker −20%#581B15

Darker −30%#2F0E0B

Darker −40%#060201

More saturated +25%#C51E0E

Less saturated −25%#914A42

Channel breakdown

R171

G52

B40

Red171 (67.1%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue5.5°

Saturation (HSL)62.09%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 34 · B 28

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