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#AB4231 Chocolate Chilli

#AB4231 is a medium, moderately saturated red named Chocolate Chilli. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 25.9% green and 19.2% blue (rgb(171, 66, 49)). Its HSL value is 8° hue, 55% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 71% yellow and 33% black. #AB4231 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.91:1.

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Variations of #AB4231

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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#AB4231 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.

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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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#AB4231 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AB4231 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #786D2E
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5E562F
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7A542E
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #786D2E
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #89602E
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BC2A3E
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B23A37
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #646464
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7B5D5B

#AB4231 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.91:1 Good#AB4231 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.56:1 Poor#AB4231 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#AB4231 in CSS

/* Chocolate Chilli */
.color { color: #AB4231; }
.background { background-color: #AB4231; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AB4231; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 66 49);
color: hsl(8 55% 43%);
color: oklch(0.520 0.142 31.5);

#AB4231 FAQ

What color is #AB4231?

#AB4231 is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Chocolate Chilli. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AB4231?

#AB4231 is rgb(171, 66, 49) in RGB, hsl(8, 55%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 61%, 71%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AB4231?

The complementary color of #AB4231 is #319AAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AB4231?

White text has the best contrast on #AB4231: 5.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AB4231 a warm or cool color?

#AB4231 is a warm color.