#ab261d

Color #ab261d

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 3.81 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ab261d

RGB

rgb(171, 38, 29)

HSL

hsl(3.8, 71%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.8, 83%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 83%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(38.08, 52.47, 38.89)

LCH

lch(38.08, 65.31, 36.55)

OKLCH

oklch(48.6%, 0.1707, 28.98)

HWB

hwb(3.8, 11.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1da2ab

Analogous

#ab1d5b

#ab261d

#ab6d1d

Triadic

#ab261d

#1dab26

#261dab

Split-complementary

#ab261d

#1dab6d

#1d5bab

Tetradic

#ab261d

#a2ab1d

#1da2ab

#261dab

Square

#ab261d

#5bab1d

#1da2ab

#6d1dab

Shades

Color #ab261d mixed toward black.

#8e2018

#721913

#55130e

#390d0a

#1c0605

Tints

Color #ab261d mixed toward white.

#d73024

#e1584e

#e9817a

#f0aba7

#f8d5d3

Tones

Color #ab261d mixed toward gray.

#9f3029

#933b35

#874540

#7c4f4c

#705a58

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.03:1

White text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86851f · ΔE 45.2

Deuteranopia

#8c9320 · ΔE 50.2

Tritanopia

#a72122 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 26.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab261d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab261d]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ab261d (#ab261d) is rgb(171, 38, 29) in RGB.

No, #ab261d 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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