#AB2C2B#AB2C2B
#AB2C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.164 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB2C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 44, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 74.9%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.96, 50.94, 31.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.96, 60.09, 32.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.35% 0.1474 0.0717) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.35% 0.164 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1334, 10.6365, 3.3833) |
| Luminance | 0.1063 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.35
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.25
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.63
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.67
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.82
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB2C2B #2BAAAB
analogous
#AB2B6A #AB2C2B #AB6C2B
triadic
#AB2C2B #2BAB2C #2C2BAB
tetradic
#AB2C2B #6AAB2B #2BAAAB #6C2BAB
square
#AB2C2B #6AAB2B #2BAAAB #6C2BAB
split-complementary
#AB2C2B #2BAB6C #2B6AAB
monochromatic
#491312 #7A1F1F #AB2C2B #D04443 #DC7574
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.72
#AB2C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#AB2C2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AB2C2B
6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB2C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB2C2B | 1.00 | 6.72 | 3.13 | 6.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524A29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716626
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab2c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 44, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.164 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc6f65',
500: '#ab2c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab2c2b; $custom-light: #cc6f65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab2c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 44,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.469,
"s": 59.813,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49345,
"c": 0.16393,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.10634
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB2C2B
secondary
#6EC3C4
accent
#E2E345
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A