#ab2233

Color #ab2233

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 6.79 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ab2233

RGB

rgb(171, 34, 51)

HSL

hsl(352.6, 66.8%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.6, 80.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 70.2%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(37.92, 54.53, 25.8)

LCH

lch(37.92, 60.33, 25.32)

OKLCH

oklch(48.6%, 0.1715, 20.44)

HWB

hwb(352.6, 13.3%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#22ab9a

Analogous

#ab2277

#ab2233

#ab5622

Triadic

#ab2233

#33ab22

#2233ab

Split-complementary

#ab2233

#22ab56

#2277ab

Tetradic

#ab2233

#ab9a22

#22ab9a

#2233ab

Square

#ab2233

#77ab22

#22ab9a

#5622ab

Shades

Color #ab2233 mixed toward black.

#8e1c2a

#721722

#551119

#390b11

#1c0608

Tints

Color #ab2233 mixed toward white.

#d52b40

#dd5566

#e6808c

#eeaab3

#f7d5d9

Tones

Color #ab2233 mixed toward gray.

#a02d3c

#943944

#89444d

#7d5055

#725b5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.01:1

White text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86852f · ΔE 48

Deuteranopia

#8c932f · ΔE 53.4

Tritanopia

#a72c2c · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 26.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab2233;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab2233]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ab2233 (#ab2233) is rgb(171, 34, 51) in RGB.

No, #ab2233 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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