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Recognised as Colour

#AB6C86

  • #AB6C86
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AB6C86 is a red with RGB values 171, 108, 134 and HSL 335°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AB6C86#AB6C86
HEX#AB6C86
RGBrgb(171, 108, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4235, 0.5255
RGB percentages67.1%, 42.4%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(335.2, 27.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.2, 36.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.8%, 21.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,234,438
CSS custom property--colour: #AB6C86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#549379

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#737887no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#828384no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B46A75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6CAB91
Analogous#AB6CA6, #AB716C
Triadic#86AB6C, #6C86AB
Split complementary#6CAB72, #6CA6AB
Tetradic#A5AB6C, #6CAB91, #716CAB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F5EEF1
Lighter +30%#E3CDD6
Lighter +20%#D0ADBB
Lighter +10%#BE8CA1
Darker −10%#91536D
Darker −20%#714054
Darker −30%#502E3C
Darker −40%#301B24
More saturated +25%#C84F81
Less saturated −25%#8E898B

Channel breakdown

R171
G108
B134
Red171 (67.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue335.24°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 6C · B 86

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