#AB2828#AB2828

#AB2828 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.168 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB2828
RGB	rgb(171, 40, 40)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 76.6%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 52.19, 33.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 61.78, 32.35°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% 0.1507 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.168 26)
XYZ	xyz(17.9385, 10.3315, 3.0567)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB2828 #28ABAB

analogous

#AB286A #AB2828 #AB6A28

triadic

#AB2828 #28AB28 #2828AB

tetradic

#AB2828 #6AAB28 #28ABAB #6A28AB

square

#AB2828 #6AAB28 #28ABAB #6A28AB

split-complementary

#AB2828 #28AB6A #286AAB

monochromatic

#481111 #791C1C #AB2828 #D23E3E #DE7070

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#AB2828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AB2828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB2828

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB2828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB2828	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504826

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706523

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab2828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 40, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.168 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d62',
    500: '#ab2828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab2828;
$custom-light: #cd6d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab2828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 62.085,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48939,
    "c": 0.16769,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.10329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB2828

secondary

#6AC4C4

accent

#E5E543

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB2828

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

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