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Recognised as Colour

#AB808A

  • #AB808A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AB808A is a red with RGB values 171, 128, 138 and HSL 346°, 20%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AB808A#AB808A
HEX#AB808A
RGBrgb(171, 128, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.502, 0.5412
RGB percentages67.1%, 50.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(346, 20.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346, 25.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 25.1%, 19.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,239,562
CSS custom property--colour: #AB808A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#547F75

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#86878Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#908E89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B37D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#80ABA1
Analogous#AB80A0, #AB8B80
Triadic#8AAB80, #808AAB
Split complementary#80AB8B, #80A0AB
Tetradic#A0AB80, #80ABA1, #8B80AB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCFBFB
Lighter +30%#E8DCDF
Lighter +20%#D4BDC3
Lighter +10%#BF9FA6
Darker −10%#95636E
Darker −20%#774E58
Darker −30%#583A41
Darker −40%#39262A
More saturated +25%#C5667C
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R171
G128
B138
Red171 (67.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue346.05°
Saturation (HSL)20.38%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 80 · B 8A

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