All About Color #AB2121

#AB2121

About #AB2121

#AB2121 is a medium red color with the hex code #AB2121. In RGB it is red 171, green 33, blue 33; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 68%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 81%, 81%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 7.07:1 on white and 2.97:1 on black.

#AB2121 Color Conversion

Hex tripletAB, 21, 21
CMYK0.00%, 80.70%, 80.70%, 32.94%
RGB Decimal171, 33, 33
HSL0°, 68%, 40%
RGB Octal253, 41, 41
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 80.70%, 67.06%
RGB Binary10101011, 100001, 100001
CIE-L*AB37.58, 54.10, 36.21
RGB Percent67.06%, 12.94%, 12.94%
CIE-L*CH37.58, 65.10, 33.79
XYZ17.61, 9.86, 2.41
CIE-L*UV37.58, 102.67, 22.15
xyY0.59, 0.33, 9.86
Hunter-Lab31.39, 45.21, 17.42
RYB67.06%, 12.94%, 12.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AB2121 on a dark background: contrast 2.97:1, fails WCAG AA.
#AB2121 on a light background: contrast 7.07:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AB2121, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #AB2121. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#AB2121 · #DD4B4B · #5E1212 · #21ABAB · #4BDDDD

Analogous palette

#AB21AB · #AB2166 · #AB2121 · #AB6621 · #ABAB21

Triadic palette

#AB2121 · #21AB21 · #2121AB · #DD4B4B · #4BDD4B

Tetradic palette

#AB2121 · #66AB21 · #21ABAB · #6621AB · #5E1212

Monochromatic palette

#2B0808 · #6B1414 · #AB2121 · #DA3E3E · #E77E7E

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