Colour
#AB9CA2
- #AB9CA2
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AB9CA2 is a red with RGB values 171, 156, 162 and HSL 336°, 8%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AB9CA2#AB9CA2
HEX#AB9CA2
RGBrgb(171, 156, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6118, 0.6353
RGB percentages67.1%, 61.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(336, 8.2%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 8.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 5.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,246,754
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9CA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#54635D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CABA5
Analogous#AB9CAA, #AB9E9C
Triadic#A2AB9C, #9CA2AB
Split complementary#9CAB9E, #9CAAAB
Tetradic#A9AB9C, #9CABA5, #9E9CAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G156
B162
Red171 (67.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)8.2%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 9C · B A2
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