Colour
#AB9997
- #AB9997
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AB9997 is a red with RGB values 171, 153, 151 and HSL 6°, 11%, 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
#AB9997#AB9997
HEX#AB9997
RGBrgb(171, 153, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6, 0.5922
RGB percentages67.1%, 60%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(6, 10.6%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6, 11.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 11.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,245,975
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9997;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#546668
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97A9AB
Analogous#AB979F, #ABA397
Triadic#97AB99, #9997AB
Split complementary#97ABA3, #979FAB
Tetradic#9FAB97, #97A9AB, #A397AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G153
B151
Red171 (67.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue6°
Saturation (HSL)10.64%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 99 · B 97
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