#AB2E38#AB2E38

#AB2E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.161 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB2E38
RGB	rgb(171, 46, 56)
HSL	hsl(355, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(355, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.41, 50.86, 24.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.41, 56.47, 25.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.15 0.0578)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.161 21.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4874, 10.9002, 4.8711)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB2E38 #2EABA1

analogous

#AB2E76 #AB2E38 #AB622E

triadic

#AB2E38 #38AB2E #2E38AB

tetradic

#AB2E38 #76AB2E #2EABA1 #622EAB

square

#AB2E38 #76AB2E #2EABA1 #622EAB

split-complementary

#AB2E38 #2EAB62 #2E76AB

monochromatic

#4B1418 #7B2128 #AB2E38 #CE4853 #DB7980

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#AB2E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#AB2E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB2E38

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB2E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB2E38	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514C37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716734

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab2e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 46, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.161 21.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb706e',
    500: '#ab2e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab2e38;
$custom-light: #cb706e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab2e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.2,
    "s": 57.604,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49742,
    "c": 0.16076,
    "h": 21.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB2E38

secondary

#72C3BC

accent

#E1D547

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB2E38

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

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