Recognised as Colour
#AB9BA1
- #AB9BA1
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AB9BA1 is a red with RGB values 171, 155, 161 and HSL 338°, 9%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AB9BA1#AB9BA1
HEX#AB9BA1
RGBrgb(171, 155, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6078, 0.6314
RGB percentages67.1%, 60.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(337.5, 8.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 9.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 5.8%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,246,497
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9BA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#54645E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BABA5
Analogous#AB9BA9, #AB9D9B
Triadic#A1AB9B, #9BA1AB
Split complementary#9BAB9D, #9BA9AB
Tetradic#A9AB9B, #9BABA5, #9D9BAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G155
B161
Red171 (67.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue337.5°
Saturation (HSL)8.7%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 9B · B A1
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