#AB232E#AB232E

#AB232E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.171 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB232E
RGB	rgb(171, 35, 46)
HSL	hsl(355, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(355, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.5%, 73.1%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 54.01, 28.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 61.26, 28.17°)
OKLab	oklab(48.61% 0.1578 0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(48.61% 0.171 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8908, 10.0601, 3.5840)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB232E #23ABA0

analogous

#AB2372 #AB232E #AB5C23

triadic

#AB232E #2EAB23 #232EAB

tetradic

#AB232E #72AB23 #23ABA0 #5C23AB

square

#AB232E #72AB23 #23ABA0 #5C23AB

split-complementary

#AB232E #23AB5C #2372AB

monochromatic

#450E13 #781920 #AB232E #D63542 #E06872

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#AB232E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#AB232E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB232E

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB232E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB232E	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D472D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab232e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 35, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.171 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6b66',
    500: '#ab232e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab232e;
$custom-light: #cd6b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab232e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.147,
    "s": 66.019,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48606,
    "c": 0.17103,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB232E

secondary

#64C6BE

accent

#E9DB3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB232E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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