#AB3138#AB3138

#AB3138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.158 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3138
RGB	rgb(171, 49, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, 49.73, 25.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 55.68, 26.73°)
OKLab	oklab(50.05% 0.1464 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(50.05% 0.158 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6087, 11.1428, 4.9115)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3138 #31ABA4

analogous

#AB3175 #AB3138 #AB6731

triadic

#AB3138 #38AB31 #3138AB

tetradic

#AB3138 #75AB31 #31ABA4 #6731AB

square

#AB3138 #75AB31 #31ABA4 #6731AB

split-complementary

#AB3138 #31AB67 #3175AB

monochromatic

#4C1619 #7B2328 #AB3138 #CC4D54 #DA7D82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#AB3138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#AB3138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3138

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3138	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726734

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0835

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 49, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.158 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb726e',
    500: '#ab3138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3138;
$custom-light: #cb726e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.557,
    "s": 55.455,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50046,
    "c": 0.15785,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3138

secondary

#75C2BE

accent

#DFD649

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3138

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

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