Colour

#AB5C55

#AB5C55
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#AB5C55 is a red with RGB values 171, 92, 85 and HSL 5°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AB5C55#AB5C55

HEX#AB5C55

RGBrgb(171, 92, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3608, 0.3333

RGB percentages67.1%, 36.1%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(4.9, 33.9%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.9, 50.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 46.2%, 50.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,230,293

CSS custom property--colour: #AB5C55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#54A3AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E6854no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#817954no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B9505Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.9 Sienna · ΔE 17.9 Light coral · ΔE 21.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.2 Brown · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55A4AB

Analogous#AB5579, #AB8755

Triadic#55AB5C, #5C55AB

Split complementary#55AB87, #5579AB

Tetradic#79AB55, #55A4AB, #8755AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEDFDE

Lighter +30%#DEBEBB

Lighter +20%#CD9D99

Lighter +10%#BC7D77

Darker −10%#894944

Darker −20%#673733

Darker −30%#452522

Darker −40%#231311

More saturated +25%#CB4135

Less saturated −25%#8B7775

Channel breakdown

R171

G92

B85

Red171 (67.1%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue4.88°

Saturation (HSL)33.86%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 5C · B 55

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