Recognised as Colour
#AB818E
- #AB818E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AB818E is a red with RGB values 171, 129, 142 and HSL 341°, 20%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AB818E#AB818E
HEX#AB818E
RGBrgb(171, 129, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5059, 0.5569
RGB percentages67.1%, 50.6%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(341.4, 20%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 24.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 24.6%, 17%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,239,822
CSS custom property--colour: #AB818E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#547E71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#81AB9E
Analogous#AB81A3, #AB8981
Triadic#8EAB81, #818EAB
Split complementary#81AB89, #81A3AB
Tetradic#A3AB81, #81AB9E, #8981AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G129
B142
Red171 (67.1%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue341.43°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 81 · B 8E
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