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Recognised as Colour

#AB4C5D

  • #AB4C5D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AB4C5D is a red with RGB values 171, 76, 93 and HSL 349°, 38%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AB4C5D#AB4C5D
HEX#AB4C5D
RGBrgb(171, 76, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.298, 0.3647
RGB percentages67.1%, 29.8%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(349.3, 38.5%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 55.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 55.6%, 45.6%, 32.9%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,226,205
CSS custom property--colour: #AB4C5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#54B3A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5F5F5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#78725Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B94052no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4CAB9A
Analogous#AB4C8C, #AB6A4C
Triadic#5DAB4C, #4C5DAB
Split complementary#4CAB6A, #4C8CAB
Tetradic#8DAB4C, #4CAB9A, #6B4CAB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EDD6DA
Lighter +30%#DDB3BA
Lighter +20%#CD909B
Lighter +10%#BE6C7B
Darker −10%#883C4A
Darker −20%#642D37
Darker −30%#411D23
Darker −40%#1E0D10
More saturated +25%#CA2D49
Less saturated −25%#8C6B71

Channel breakdown

R171
G76
B93
Red171 (67.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue349.26°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 4C · B 5D

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