Recognised as Colour

#AB7F77

#AB7F77
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AB7F77 is a red with RGB values 171, 127, 119 and HSL 9°, 24%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AB7F77

RGBrgb(171, 127, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.498, 0.4667

RGB percentages67.1%, 49.8%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(9.2, 23.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 30.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 25.7%, 30.4%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,239,287

CSS custom property--colour: #AB7F77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#548088

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888476no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#938D77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B5797Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.8 Gray · ΔE 19.7 Dark grey · ΔE 22.7 Dim grey · ΔE 23.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.3 Tan · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.82, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77A3AB

Analogous#AB7789, #AB9977

Triadic#77AB7F, #7F77AB

Split complementary#77AB99, #7789AB

Tetradic#89AB77, #77A3AB, #9977AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F6F5

Lighter +30%#E5D8D6

Lighter +20%#D2BAB6

Lighter +10%#BE9D97

Darker −10%#94645B

Darker −20%#744F48

Darker −30%#553934

Darker −40%#352421

More saturated +25%#C66C5C

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R171

G127

B119

Red171 (67.1%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue9.23°

Saturation (HSL)23.64%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 7F · B 77

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