Colour

#AB8E87

#AB8E87
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AB8E87 is a red with RGB values 171, 142, 135 and HSL 12°, 18%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AB8E87

RGBrgb(171, 142, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5569, 0.5294

RGB percentages67.1%, 55.7%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(11.7, 17.6%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 21.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 17%, 21.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,243,143

CSS custom property--colour: #AB8E87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#547178

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#949186no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9787no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B28A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.6 Dark grey · ΔE 14.8 Gray · ΔE 14.8 Silver · ΔE 20.5 Dim grey · ΔE 21.1 Tan · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87A4AB

Analogous#AB8792, #ABA087

Triadic#87AB8E, #8E87AB

Split complementary#87ABA0, #8792AB

Tetradic#92AB87, #87A4AB, #A087AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE3E1

Lighter +20%#D5C7C3

Lighter +10%#C0AAA5

Darker −10%#967269

Darker −20%#785B54

Darker −30%#5A443F

Darker −40%#3C2E2A

More saturated +25%#C47E6E

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R171

G142

B135

Red171 (67.1%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue11.67°

Saturation (HSL)17.65%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 8E · B 87

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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