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Recognised as Colour

#AB5245

  • #AB5245
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AB5245 is a red with RGB values 171, 82, 69 and HSL 8°, 43%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AB5245#AB5245
HEX#AB5245
RGBrgb(171, 82, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3216, 0.2706
RGB percentages67.1%, 32.2%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(7.6, 42.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.6, 59.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 52%, 59.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,227,717
CSS custom property--colour: #AB5245;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#54ADBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#686144no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7443no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BB434Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.4Sienna · ΔE 12.6Brown · ΔE 17.6Saddle brown · ΔE 20.3Light coral · ΔE 22.3Salmon · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#459EAB
Analogous#AB456B, #AB8545
Triadic#45AB52, #5245AB
Split complementary#45AB85, #456BAB
Tetradic#6BAB45, #459EAB, #8545AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECD4D0
Lighter +30%#DDB2AC
Lighter +20%#CF9087
Lighter +10%#C06F63
Darker −10%#874136
Darker −20%#622F28
Darker −30%#3E1E19
Darker −40%#1A0C0A
More saturated +25%#C93C27
Less saturated −25%#8D6863

Channel breakdown

R171
G82
B69
Red171 (67.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue7.65°
Saturation (HSL)42.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 52 · B 45

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