Colour

#AB857E

#AB857E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AB857E is a red with RGB values 171, 133, 126 and HSL 9°, 21%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AB857E

RGBrgb(171, 133, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5216, 0.4941

RGB percentages67.1%, 52.2%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(9.3, 21.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.3, 26.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 22.2%, 26.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,240,830

CSS custom property--colour: #AB857E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#547A81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D897Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#96917Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B48083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.5 Gray · ΔE 17.3 Dark grey · ΔE 19.4 Dim grey · ΔE 21.9 Tan · ΔE 23.6 Silver · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.48, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7EA4AB

Analogous#AB7E8D, #AB9C7E

Triadic#7EAB85, #857EAB

Split complementary#7EAB9C, #7E8DAB

Tetradic#8DAB7E, #7EA4AB, #9B7EAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAFA

Lighter +30%#E7DDDB

Lighter +20%#D3BFBC

Lighter +10%#BFA29D

Darker −10%#956961

Darker −20%#76534D

Darker −30%#573E39

Darker −40%#382825

More saturated +25%#C67363

Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R171

G133

B126

Red171 (67.1%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue9.33°

Saturation (HSL)21.13%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 85 · B 7E

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Colour values

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