Colour

#AB6172

#AB6172
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AB6172 is a red with RGB values 171, 97, 114 and HSL 346°, 31%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#AB6172

RGBrgb(171, 97, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.3804, 0.4471

RGB percentages67.1%, 38%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(346.2, 30.6%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 43.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 43.3%, 33.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,231,602

CSS custom property--colour: #AB6172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#549E8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6E72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#807C70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Tritanopia#B75B67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4 Indian red · ΔE 22.8 Light coral · ΔE 25.1 Light pink · ΔE 31.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61AB9A

Analogous#AB6197, #AB7561

Triadic#72AB61, #6172AB

Split complementary#61AB75, #6197AB

Tetradic#97AB61, #61AB9A, #7561AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2E6E9

Lighter +30%#E0C5CB

Lighter +20%#CEA4AD

Lighter +10%#BD8290

Darker −10%#8E4B5B

Darker −20%#6C3A45

Darker −30%#4B2830

Darker −40%#2A161B

More saturated +25%#C94362

Less saturated −25%#8D7F82

Channel breakdown

R171

G97

B114

Red171 (67.1%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue346.22°

Saturation (HSL)30.58%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 61 · B 72

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