What color is #AB4343?

#AB4343 is a desaturated red known as Daredevil. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Daredevil?

The RGB value is 171, 67, 67: 171 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Daredevil?

The complementary color is #43ABAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB4343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Daredevil color: hex code #AB4343

#AB4343 rgb(171, 67, 67)

Shades of red

Daredevil has the hex code #AB4343. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 26.3% green and 26.3% blue (171, 67, 67).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 44% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 61% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

Daredevil (#AB4343) color codes

HEX	`#AB4343`
RGB	`rgb(171, 67, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 26.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 44%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 61%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 61%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.88, 42.68, 22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.88, 48.11, 27.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.817, 13.08, 6.79)`
Decimal	`11223875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Daredevil, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AB4343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AB4343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AB4343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab4343; }
.text { color: #ab4343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab4343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 67 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab4343, #ab7743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #AB4343 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AB4343?: #AB4343 is a desaturated red known as Daredevil. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Daredevil?: The RGB value is 171, 67, 67: 171 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Daredevil?: The complementary color is #43ABAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB4343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.