#AB2829#AB2829

#AB2829 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.168 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB2829
RGB	rgb(171, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(360, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(360, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 76%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, 52.23, 32.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 61.51, 31.88°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% 0.1511 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.168 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.9557, 10.3384, 3.1475)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB2829 #28ABAA

analogous

#AB286B #AB2829 #AB6928

triadic

#AB2829 #29AB28 #2829AB

tetradic

#AB2829 #6BAB28 #28ABAA #6928AB

square

#AB2829 #6BAB28 #28ABAA #6928AB

split-complementary

#AB2829 #28AB69 #286BAB

monochromatic

#481111 #791C1D #AB2829 #D23E3F #DE7071

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#AB2829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AB2829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB2829

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB2829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB2829	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)

#504827

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706524

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab2829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.168 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d63',
    500: '#ab2829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab2829;
$custom-light: #cd6d63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab2829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.542,
    "s": 62.085,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48951,
    "c": 0.16756,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB2829

secondary

#6AC4C4

accent

#E5E443

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB2829

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

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