Recognised as Colour
#AB8987
- #AB8987
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AB8987 is a red with RGB values 171, 137, 135 and HSL 3°, 18%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AB8987#AB8987
HEX#AB8987
RGBrgb(171, 137, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5373, 0.5294
RGB percentages67.1%, 53.7%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(3.3, 17.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.3, 21.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 19.9%, 21.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,241,863
CSS custom property--colour: #AB8987;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#547678
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#87A9AB
Analogous#AB8797, #AB9B87
Triadic#87AB89, #8987AB
Split complementary#87AB9B, #8797AB
Tetradic#97AB87, #87A9AB, #9B87AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G137
B135
Red171 (67.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue3.33°
Saturation (HSL)17.65%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 89 · B 87
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