#AB3232#AB3232

#AB3232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.158 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3232
RGB	rgb(171, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 70.8%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.87, 49.02, 28.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.87, 56.83, 30.40°)
OKLab	oklab(50.05% 0.1429 0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(50.05% 0.158 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.5129, 11.1722, 4.1986)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3232 #32ABAB

analogous

#AB326E #AB3232 #AB6E32

triadic

#AB3232 #32AB32 #3232AB

tetradic

#AB3232 #6EAB32 #32ABAB #6E32AB

square

#AB3232 #6EAB32 #32ABAB #6E32AB

split-complementary

#AB3232 #32AB6E #326EAB

monochromatic

#4C1616 #7C2424 #AB3232 #CB4F4F #D97E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#AB3232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#AB3232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3232

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3232	1.00	6.49	3.23	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0833

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.158 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc726a',
    500: '#ab3232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3232;
$custom-light: #cc726a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.751,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50053,
    "c": 0.15751,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3232

secondary

#77C2C2

accent

#DEDE4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3232

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

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