Recognised as Colour

#AB7370

#AB7370
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AB7370 is a red with RGB values 171, 115, 112 and HSL 3°, 26%, 55%. 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

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HEX#AB7370

RGBrgb(171, 115, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.451, 0.4392

RGB percentages67.1%, 45.1%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(3.1, 26%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.1, 34.5%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 32.7%, 34.5%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,236,208

CSS custom property--colour: #AB7370;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#548C8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7B70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B866Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B66D72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.1 Gray · ΔE 24.2 Indian red · ΔE 25.8 Light coral · ΔE 25.9 Dim grey · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70A8AB

Analogous#AB708B, #AB9170

Triadic#70AB73, #7370AB

Split complementary#70AB91, #708BAB

Tetradic#8BAB70, #70A8AB, #9170AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F1F1

Lighter +30%#E4D1D0

Lighter +20%#D1B2B0

Lighter +10%#BE9290

Darker −10%#925956

Darker −20%#724543

Darker −30%#523230

Darker −40%#321E1D

More saturated +25%#C75A54

Less saturated −25%#8F8C8C

Channel breakdown

R171

G115

B112

Red171 (67.1%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue3.05°

Saturation (HSL)25.99%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 73 · B 70

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