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Recognised as Colour

#AB5E7A

  • #AB5E7A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AB5E7A is a red with RGB values 171, 94, 122 and HSL 338°, 31%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AB5E7A#AB5E7A
HEX#AB5E7A
RGBrgb(171, 94, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3686, 0.4784
RGB percentages67.1%, 36.9%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(338.2, 31.4%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 45%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 45%, 28.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,230,842
CSS custom property--colour: #AB5E7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#54A185

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696D7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C7B78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B65968no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.6Rosy brown · ΔE 24.1Indian red · ΔE 26.2Light coral · ΔE 28.2Plum · ΔE 31.3Light pink · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EAB8F
Analogous#AB5EA0, #AB695E
Triadic#7AAB5E, #5E7AAB
Split complementary#5EAB68, #5EA0AB
Tetradic#A0AB5E, #5EAB8F, #695EAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E4E9
Lighter +30%#DFC3CD
Lighter +20%#CEA1B1
Lighter +10%#BC8096
Darker −10%#8D4962
Darker −20%#6B384B
Darker −30%#4A2633
Darker −40%#28151C
More saturated +25%#CA3F72
Less saturated −25%#8C7D82

Channel breakdown

R171
G94
B122
Red171 (67.1%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue338.18°
Saturation (HSL)31.43%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 5E · B 7A

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