Recognised as Colour
#AB9198
- #AB9198
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AB9198 is a red with RGB values 171, 145, 152 and HSL 344°, 13%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AB9198#AB9198
HEX#AB9198
RGBrgb(171, 145, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5686, 0.5961
RGB percentages67.1%, 56.9%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(343.8, 13.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.8, 15.2%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 11.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,243,928
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9198;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#546E67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#91ABA4
Analogous#AB91A5, #AB9791
Triadic#98AB91, #9198AB
Split complementary#91AB97, #91A5AB
Tetradic#A5AB91, #91ABA4, #9791AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G145
B152
Red171 (67.1%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue343.85°
Saturation (HSL)13.4%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 91 · B 98
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