Colour

#AB8279

#AB8279
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AB8279 is a red with RGB values 171, 130, 121 and HSL 11°, 23%, 57%. 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

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HEX#AB8279

RGBrgb(171, 130, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5098, 0.4745

RGB percentages67.1%, 51%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(10.8, 22.9%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.8, 29.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 24%, 29.2%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,240,057

CSS custom property--colour: #AB8279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#547D86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8778no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#948F79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B57D80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 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 text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.5 Gray · ΔE 18.7 Dark grey · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 22.7 Tan · ΔE 23.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.53, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79A2AB

Analogous#AB7989, #AB9B79

Triadic#79AB82, #8279AB

Split complementary#79AB9B, #7989AB

Tetradic#89AB79, #79A2AB, #9B79AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF7F6

Lighter +30%#E6DAD7

Lighter +20%#D2BCB8

Lighter +10%#BF9F98

Darker −10%#94675D

Darker −20%#755149

Darker −30%#553B36

Darker −40%#362622

More saturated +25%#C6715E

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R171

G130

B121

Red171 (67.1%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue10.8°

Saturation (HSL)22.94%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 82 · B 79

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