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#AB0102 Velvet Volcano

#AB0102 is a dark, vivid red named Velvet Volcano. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 0.4% green and 0.8% blue (rgb(171, 1, 2)). Its HSL value is 360° hue, 99% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 99% yellow and 33% black. #AB0102 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.67:1.

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#AB0102 color conversion

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Variations of #AB0102

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AB0102 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

AB010202AB010102AB
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AB0102 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AB0102 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 63% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6C5F00
  • Protanopia 58% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #473D00
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6E3900
  • Deuteranopia 63% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6C5F00
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #824D00
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BD0008
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B30003
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #535353
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #724848

#AB0102 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.67:1 Very good#AB0102 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.74:1 Very poor#AB0102 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#AB0102 in CSS

/* Velvet Volcano */
.color { color: #AB0102; }
.background { background-color: #AB0102; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AB0102; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 1 2);
color: hsl(360 99% 34%);
color: oklch(0.466 0.191 29.0);

#AB0102 FAQ

What color is #AB0102?

#AB0102 is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Velvet Volcano. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AB0102?

#AB0102 is rgb(171, 1, 2) in RGB, hsl(360, 99%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 99%, 99%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AB0102?

The complementary color of #AB0102 is #01ABAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AB0102?

White text has the best contrast on #AB0102: 7.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AB0102 a warm or cool color?

#AB0102 is a warm color.