#AB251F#AB251F

#AB251F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.171 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB251F
RGB	rgb(171, 37, 31)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.4%, 81.9%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 52.84, 37.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 64.92, 35.52°)
OKLab	oklab(48.58% 0.1509 0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(48.58% 0.171 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.7056, 10.0828, 2.3100)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB251F #1FA5AB

analogous

#AB1F5F #AB251F #AB6B1F

triadic

#AB251F #1FAB25 #251FAB

tetradic

#AB251F #5FAB1F #1FA5AB #6B1FAB

square

#AB251F #5FAB1F #1FA5AB #6B1FAB

split-complementary

#AB251F #1FAB6B #1F5FAB

monochromatic

#430F0C #771A16 #AB251F #D9352E #E36762

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#AB251F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#AB251F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB251F

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB251F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB251F	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F471C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706418

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab251f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 37, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.171 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6c5c',
    500: '#ab251f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab251f;
$custom-light: #cd6c5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab251f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.571,
    "s": 69.307,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4858,
    "c": 0.17117,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB251F

secondary

#5EC3C7

accent

#E5EC3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB251F

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

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