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Recognised as Colour

#AB727C

  • #AB727C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AB727C is a red with RGB values 171, 114, 124 and HSL 349°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AB727C#AB727C
HEX#AB727C
RGBrgb(171, 114, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.4471, 0.4863
RGB percentages67.1%, 44.7%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(349.5, 25.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 33.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 27.5%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,235,964
CSS custom property--colour: #AB727C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#548D83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B7B7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#89867Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#B56E75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12Pale violetred · ΔE 22.8Gray · ΔE 24.2Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Light pink · ΔE 27.2Light coral · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72ABA1
Analogous#AB7299, #AB8472
Triadic#7CAB72, #727CAB
Split complementary#72AB85, #7299AB
Tetradic#99AB72, #72ABA1, #8472AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F2F3
Lighter +30%#E4D2D5
Lighter +20%#D1B2B7
Lighter +10%#BE929A
Darker −10%#935762
Darker −20%#73444C
Darker −30%#533137
Darker −40%#331E22
More saturated +25%#C7566A
Less saturated −25%#8F8E8E

Channel breakdown

R171
G114
B124
Red171 (67.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue349.47°
Saturation (HSL)25.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 72 · B 7C

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