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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

Protanopia#949598no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9997no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#B09093no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE8E9
Lighter +20%#D7CBCE
Lighter +10%#C1AEB3
Darker −10%#95747D
Darker −20%#795D64
Darker −30%#5C474C
Darker −40%#403035
More saturated +25%#C3798D
Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

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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