#AB3038#AB3038

#AB3038 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.159 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3038
RGB	rgb(171, 48, 56)
HSL	hsl(356, 56%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 72%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.68, 50.11, 24.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.68, 55.94, 26.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% 0.1476 0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.159 21.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5673, 11.0601, 4.8977)
Luminance	0.1106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3038 #30ABA3

analogous

#AB3075 #AB3038 #AB6630

triadic

#AB3038 #38AB30 #3038AB

tetradic

#AB3038 #75AB30 #30ABA3 #6630AB

square

#AB3038 #75AB30 #30ABA3 #6630AB

split-complementary

#AB3038 #30AB66 #3075AB

monochromatic

#4B1519 #7B2328 #AB3038 #CD4C54 #DA7B82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#AB3038 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#AB3038 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3038

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3038	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3038	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524D37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716734

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0534

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3038;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 48, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.159 21.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb716e',
    500: '#ab3038',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3038;
$custom-light: #cb716e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3038",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.098,
    "s": 56.164,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49943,
    "c": 0.15883,
    "h": 21.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3038

secondary

#74C3BD

accent

#DFD648

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3038

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

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