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#ab2d34 color: Emperor Cherry Red

#ab2d34 is rgb(171, 45, 52) in RGB and oklch(49.576% 0.16203 22.574) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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357°
100%

49.6%
0.162
23°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.16:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #ab2d34

#ab2d34 is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.162 chroma and a hue of 23°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.65:1 contrast and black text 3.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Emperor Cherry Red (#ac2c32). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #ab2d34 mixed with white

  1. ab2d34
  2. b64647
  3. c05c5a
  4. ca716e
  5. d38582
  6. dc9996
  7. e4adaa
  8. ecc2bf
  9. f3d6d4
  10. f9eae9

Darker: #ab2d34 mixed with black

  1. ab2d34
  2. 94262c
  3. 7e1f24
  4. 68181c
  5. 541115
  6. 400b0e
  7. 2d0607
  8. 1b0203
  9. 0b0101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ab2d34 with less saturation

  1. ab2d34
  2. a53639
  3. 9f3e3e
  4. 984443
  5. 914a48
  6. 8a4f4c
  7. 835351
  8. 7c5755
  9. 745b5a
  10. 6b5f5e

Questions about #ab2d34

What color is #ab2d34?

#ab2d34 is deep dark red. The closest named color is Emperor Cherry Red. In RGB it is rgb(171, 45, 52), in HSL hsl(356.67, 58.33%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.576% 0.16203 22.574).

What colors go well with #ab2d34?

The complementary color of #ab2d34 is #00727c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a22e6b and #a04100. The triadic partners are #0d770c and #2c5bbd.

Is white or black text more readable on #ab2d34?

White text reads better on #ab2d34: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and black gives 3.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ab2d34 a warm or cool color?

#ab2d34 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 23 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.162.