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#AB0723 Color

#AB0723 is rgb(171, 7, 35) in RGB, hsl(350, 92%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 80%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wine Red (#B11226), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB0723
HEX#AB0723
RGBrgb(171, 7, 35)
HSLhsl(350, 92%, 35%)
HSVhsv(350, 96%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 80%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(47% 0.186 22.9)
LABlab(36.58% 59.52 34.90)
LCHlch(36.58% 69.00 30.39)

What #AB0723 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AB0723, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#AB0723 Channel Values

How #AB0723 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 171 · G 7 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 92% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 96% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 80% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.54:1 vs white · 2.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB0723 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB0723 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB0723

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB0723; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AB0723

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB0723.

How #AB0723 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AB0723
Protanopia#4B4B21
Protanomaly#7D3B22
Deuteranopia#676711
Deuteranomaly#88511A
Tritanopia#AB0D0D
Tritanomaly#AB0B18
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB0723 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ab0723: #AB0723;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB0723;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab0723': '#AB0723' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.027, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_ab0723">#AB0723</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB0723"

More Red Colors

#AB0723 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB0723 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB0723?

#AB0723 is a dark red — rgb(171, 7, 35) in RGB and hsl(350, 92%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wine Red (#B11226), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.94.

What is the RGB value of #AB0723?

#AB0723 is rgb(171, 7, 35) — red 171, green 7, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB0723?

#AB0723 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 80%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB0723 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB0723 scores 7.54:1 against white and 2.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB0723 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB0723 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 6.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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