Recognised as Colour
#AB9494
- #AB9494
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AB9494 is a red with RGB values 171, 148, 148 and HSL 0°, 12%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AB9494#AB9494
HEX#AB9494
RGBrgb(171, 148, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5804, 0.5804
RGB percentages67.1%, 58%, 58%
HSLhsl(0, 12%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 13.5%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.5%, 13.5%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,244,692
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9494;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#546B6B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94ABAB
Analogous#AB94A0, #ABA094
Triadic#94AB94, #9494AB
Split complementary#94ABA0, #94A0AB
Tetradic#A0AB94, #94ABAB, #A094AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G148
B148
Red171 (67.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)12.04%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 94 · B 94
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