#AB2C40#AB2C40
#AB2C40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.162 H 16.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB2C40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 44, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 62.6%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.30, 52.06, 19.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.30, 55.56, 20.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.7% 0.1555 0.047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.7% 0.162 16.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6226, 10.8322, 5.9597) |
| Luminance | 0.1083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.90
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.79
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.21
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.69
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.70
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB2C40 #2CAB97
analogous
#AB2C80 #AB2C40 #AB572C
triadic
#AB2C40 #40AB2C #2C40AB
tetradic
#AB2C40 #80AB2C #2CAB97 #572CAB
square
#AB2C40 #80AB2C #2CAB97 #572CAB
split-complementary
#AB2C40 #2CAB57 #2C80AB
monochromatic
#4A131C #7A1F2E #AB2C40 #CF455B #DC7686
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.63
#AB2C40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#AB2C40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AB2C40
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB2C40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB2C40 | 1.00 | 6.63 | 3.17 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4C40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F663D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC0034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab2c40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 44, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.162 16.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7074',
500: '#ab2c40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab2c40; $custom-light: #cb7074; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab2c40",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 44,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.551,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49702,
"c": 0.16243,
"h": 16.8
},
"luminance": 0.10829
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB2C40
secondary
#6FC3B6
accent
#E2CA46
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDED
border
#D3C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B