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Recognised as Colour

#AB6969

  • #AB6969
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AB6969 is a red with RGB values 171, 105, 105 and HSL 0°, 28%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AB6969#AB6969
HEX#AB6969
RGBrgb(171, 105, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4118, 0.4118
RGB percentages67.1%, 41.2%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(0, 28.2%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 38.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.6%, 38.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,233,641
CSS custom property--colour: #AB6969;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#549696

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#767369no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#868068no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B76169no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9Indian red · ΔE 21.5Light coral · ΔE 23.5Pale violetred · ΔE 23.7Dark salmon · ΔE 24.7Sienna · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69ABAB
Analogous#AB698A, #AB8A69
Triadic#69AB69, #6969AB
Split complementary#69AB8A, #698AAB
Tetradic#8AAB69, #69ABAB, #8A69AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4ECEC
Lighter +30%#E2CBCB
Lighter +20%#D0AAAA
Lighter +10%#BD8A8A
Darker −10%#905151
Darker −20%#703E3E
Darker −30%#4F2C2C
Darker −40%#2E1A1A
More saturated +25%#C84C4C
Less saturated −25%#8E8686

Channel breakdown

R171
G105
B105
Red171 (67.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)28.21%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 69 · B 69

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