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Recognised as Colour

#AB596A

  • #AB596A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AB596A is a red with RGB values 171, 89, 106 and HSL 348°, 33%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AB596A#AB596A
HEX#AB596A
RGBrgb(171, 89, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.349, 0.4157
RGB percentages67.1%, 34.9%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(347.6, 32.8%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.6, 48%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 48%, 38%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,229,546
CSS custom property--colour: #AB596A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#54A695

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68686Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C7868no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#B8515Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17Indian red · ΔE 19.8Rosy brown · ΔE 24Light coral · ΔE 24Brown · ΔE 30.6Sienna · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59AB9A
Analogous#AB5993, #AB7159
Triadic#6AAB59, #596AAB
Split complementary#59AB71, #5993AB
Tetradic#93AB59, #59AB9A, #7159AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E0E4
Lighter +30%#DEBFC5
Lighter +20%#CD9DA7
Lighter +10%#BC7B88
Darker −10%#8B4654
Darker −20%#693540
Darker −30%#47242B
Darker −40%#251317
More saturated +25%#CA3A58
Less saturated −25%#8C787C

Channel breakdown

R171
G89
B106
Red171 (67.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue347.56°
Saturation (HSL)32.8%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 59 · B 6A

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