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#AB2124

#ab2124 ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ab2124 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 12.94% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.7% magenta, 78.95% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 358.7°, with 67.65% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0987

Complementary

  1. #ab2124
  2. #21aba8

Split complementary

  1. #ab2124
  2. #21ab63
  3. #2169ab

Analogous

  1. #ab2169
  2. #ab2124
  3. #ab6321

Triadic

  1. #ab2124
  2. #24ab21
  3. #2124ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab2124
  2. #aba821
  3. #21aba8
  4. #2124ab

Square

  1. #ab2124
  2. #69ab21
  3. #21aba8
  4. #6321ab

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0809
  2. #6b1516
  3. #ab2124
  4. #da3f42
  5. #e67f81

Shades

#ab2124 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab2124
  2. #9a1e20
  3. #891a1d
  4. #781719
  5. #671416
  6. #561112
  7. #440d0e
  8. #330a0b
  9. #220707
  10. #110304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab2124 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab2124
  2. #b3373a
  3. #bc4d50
  4. #c46466
  5. #cd7a7c
  6. #d59092
  7. #dda6a7
  8. #e6bcbd
  9. #eed3d3
  10. #f7e9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab2124 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab2124
  2. #a72b2d
  3. #a23436
  4. #9e3e40
  5. #9a4749
  6. #965152
  7. #915a5b
  8. #8d6464
  9. #896d6e
  10. #847777
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824849 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4522 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f631e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd0024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e3a23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5020 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b60024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab2124 {
  color: #ab2124;
}
Background
.bg-ab2124 {
  background-color: #ab2124;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab2124 {
  border: 2px solid #ab2124;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab2124;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 33 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 68% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab2124 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab2124, #ab6321);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab2124 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 33 36 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 1.68 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 1.68 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.79 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.67 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.63 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 6.14 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.24 #54dedb Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Brown
#ab2124  rgb(171, 33, 36)  hsl(359, 68%, 40%)  Brown
#21aba8  rgb(33, 171, 168)  hsl(179, 68%, 40%)  Light Sea Green
#24ab21  rgb(36, 171, 33)  hsl(119, 68%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#2124ab  rgb(33, 36, 171)  hsl(239, 68%, 40%)  Zaffre