#AB231F#AB231F
#AB231F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.173 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB231F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 35, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 69%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 82%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.5%, 81.9%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.77, 53.45, 37.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.77, 65.30, 35.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.42% 0.1528 0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.42% 0.173 27.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6451, 9.9618, 2.2898) |
| Luminance | 0.0996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.47
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.87
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.45
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.80
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.82
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB231F #1FA7AB
analogous
#AB1F61 #AB231F #AB691F
triadic
#AB231F #1FAB23 #231FAB
tetradic
#AB231F #61AB1F #1FA7AB #691FAB
square
#AB231F #61AB1F #1FA7AB #691FAB
split-complementary
#AB231F #1FAB69 #1F61AB
monochromatic
#430E0C #771816 #AB231F #D9332E #E36662
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.02
#AB231F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#AB231F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AB231F
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB231F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB231F | 1.00 | 7.02 | 2.99 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E461D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706318
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab231f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 35, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.173 27.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce6b5c',
500: '#ab231f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab231f; $custom-light: #ce6b5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab231f",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 35,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.714,
"s": 69.307,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48419,
"c": 0.17264,
"h": 27.7
},
"luminance": 0.09959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB231F
secondary
#5EC4C7
accent
#E7EC3C
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FBECE9
border
#D4C7C5
text
#160704
muted
#847A79