#AB3231#AB3231

#AB3231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.158 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3231
RGB	rgb(171, 50, 49)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 71.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.85, 48.97, 29.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.85, 57.09, 30.93°)
OKLab	oklab(50.04% 0.1425 0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(50.04% 0.158 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.4916, 11.1636, 4.0862)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3231 #31AAAB

analogous

#AB316D #AB3231 #AB6F31

triadic

#AB3231 #31AB32 #3231AB

tetradic

#AB3231 #6DAB31 #31AAAB #6F31AB

square

#AB3231 #6DAB31 #31AAAB #6F31AB

split-complementary

#AB3231 #31AB6F #316DAB

monochromatic

#4C1616 #7B2423 #AB3231 #CC4E4D #DA7D7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#AB3231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#AB3231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3231

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3231	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73672D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0833

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 50, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.158 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7269',
    500: '#ab3231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3231;
$custom-light: #cc7269;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.492,
    "s": 55.455,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50038,
    "c": 0.15763,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3231

secondary

#75C2C2

accent

#DEDF49

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3231

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

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