#AB3236#AB3236

#AB3236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.157 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3236
RGB	rgb(171, 50, 54)
HSL	hsl(358, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(358, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 68.4%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.93, 49.23, 26.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.93, 55.86, 28.21°)
OKLab	oklab(50.12% 0.1444 0.0617)
OKLCH	oklch(50.12% 0.157 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.6030, 11.2082, 4.6731)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3236 #32ABA7

analogous

#AB3272 #AB3236 #AB6B32

triadic

#AB3236 #36AB32 #3236AB

tetradic

#AB3236 #72AB32 #32ABA7 #6B32AB

square

#AB3236 #72AB32 #32ABA7 #6B32AB

split-complementary

#AB3236 #32AB6B #3272AB

monochromatic

#4C1618 #7C2427 #AB3236 #CB4F53 #D97E81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#AB3236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#AB3236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3236

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3236	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726832

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0B35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 50, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.157 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb726d',
    500: '#ab3236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3236;
$custom-light: #cb726d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.017,
    "s": 54.751,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50117,
    "c": 0.15705,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3236

secondary

#77C2C0

accent

#DED94A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3236

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

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