Recognised as Colour
#AB9894
- #AB9894
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AB9894 is a red with RGB values 171, 152, 148 and HSL 10°, 12%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AB9894#AB9894
HEX#AB9894
RGBrgb(171, 152, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5961, 0.5804
RGB percentages67.1%, 59.6%, 58%
HSLhsl(10.4, 12%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.4, 13.5%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 13.5%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,245,716
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9894;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#54676B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94A7AB
Analogous#AB949C, #ABA394
Triadic#94AB98, #9894AB
Split complementary#94ABA3, #949CAB
Tetradic#9CAB94, #94A7AB, #A394AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G152
B148
Red171 (67.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue10.43°
Saturation (HSL)12.04%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 98 · B 94
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