#AB282B#AB282B

#AB282B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.167 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB282B
RGB	rgb(171, 40, 43)
HSL	hsl(359, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(359, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 74.9%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, 52.31, 31.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 60.97, 30.92°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% 0.1518 0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.167 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.9915, 10.3527, 3.3360)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB282B #28ABA8

analogous

#AB286D #AB282B #AB6728

triadic

#AB282B #2BAB28 #282BAB

tetradic

#AB282B #6DAB28 #28ABA8 #6728AB

square

#AB282B #6DAB28 #28ABA8 #6728AB

split-complementary

#AB282B #28AB67 #286DAB

monochromatic

#481112 #791C1F #AB282B #D23E42 #DE7072

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#AB282B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AB282B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB282B

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB282B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB282B	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706526

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab282b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 40, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.167 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d64',
    500: '#ab282b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab282b;
$custom-light: #cd6d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab282b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.626,
    "s": 62.085,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48978,
    "c": 0.16733,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB282B

secondary

#6AC4C2

accent

#E5E143

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB282B

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

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