#AB2C38#AB2C38

#AB2C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.163 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB2C38
RGB	rgb(171, 44, 56)
HSL	hsl(354, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(354, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.15, 51.58, 24.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.15, 56.98, 25.15°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.1523 0.0571)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.163 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4111, 10.7476, 4.8457)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB2C38 #2CAB9F

analogous

#AB2C77 #AB2C38 #AB602C

triadic

#AB2C38 #38AB2C #2C38AB

tetradic

#AB2C38 #77AB2C #2CAB9F #602CAB

square

#AB2C38 #77AB2C #2CAB9F #602CAB

split-complementary

#AB2C38 #2CAB60 #2C77AB

monochromatic

#4A1318 #7A1F28 #AB2C38 #CF4552 #DC767F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#AB2C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AB2C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB2C38

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB2C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB2C38	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504B37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706634

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab2c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 44, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.163 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6f6e',
    500: '#ab2c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab2c38;
$custom-light: #cb6f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab2c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.331,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49548,
    "c": 0.16266,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB2C38

secondary

#6FC3BB

accent

#E2D346

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB2C38

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

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