What color is #AB1239?

#AB1239 is a dark, vivid rose known as Rouge. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rouge?

The RGB value is 171, 18, 57: 171 red, 18 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rouge?

The complementary color is #12AB84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB1239?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rouge color: hex code #AB1239

#AB1239 rgb(171, 18, 57)

Shades of red

Rouge has the hex code #AB1239. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 7.1% green and 22.4% blue (171, 18, 57).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 81% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 67% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

Rouge (#AB1239) color codes

HEX	`#AB1239`
RGB	`rgb(171, 18, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 7.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 81%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 89%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 67%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.72, 58.55, 20.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.72, 62.04, 19.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.751, 9.389, 4.748)`
Decimal	`11211321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rouge, 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 #AB1239	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AB1239 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #AB1239 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab1239; }
.text { color: #ab1239; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab1239; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 18 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab1239, #ab3712); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #AB1239 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AB1239?: #AB1239 is a dark, vivid rose known as Rouge. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rouge?: The RGB value is 171, 18, 57: 171 red, 18 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rouge?: The complementary color is #12AB84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB1239?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.