#AB2C27#AB2C27
#AB2C27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.164 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB2C27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 44, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 63%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 77%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 77.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.91, 50.77, 34.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.91, 61.20, 33.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.29% 0.1461 0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.29% 0.164 27.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0636, 10.6086, 3.0156) |
| Luminance | 0.1061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.60
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.03
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.72
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.92
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.11
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB2C27 #27A6AB
analogous
#AB2764 #AB2C27 #AB6E27
triadic
#AB2C27 #27AB2C #2C27AB
tetradic
#AB2C27 #64AB27 #27A6AB #6E27AB
square
#AB2C27 #64AB27 #27A6AB #6E27AB
split-complementary
#AB2C27 #27AB6E #2764AB
monochromatic
#471210 #791F1C #AB2C27 #D3423D #DE736E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.73
#AB2C27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.12
#AB2C27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AB2C27
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB2C27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB2C27 | 1.00 | 6.73 | 3.12 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524A25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716622
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab2c27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 44, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.164 27.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd6f62',
500: '#ab2c27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab2c27; $custom-light: #cd6f62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab2c27",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 44,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.273,
"s": 62.857,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49294,
"c": 0.16447,
"h": 27.4
},
"luminance": 0.10606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB2C27
secondary
#69C1C5
accent
#E0E642
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDEA
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79