#AB3237#AB3237

#AB3237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.157 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3237
RGB	rgb(171, 50, 55)
HSL	hsl(358, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(358, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 67.8%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.94, 49.29, 25.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.94, 55.64, 27.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.13% 0.1448 0.0606)
OKLCH	oklch(50.13% 0.157 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6268, 11.2177, 4.7981)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3237 #32ABA6

analogous

#AB3273 #AB3237 #AB6932

triadic

#AB3237 #37AB32 #3237AB

tetradic

#AB3237 #73AB32 #32ABA6 #6932AB

square

#AB3237 #73AB32 #32ABA6 #6932AB

split-complementary

#AB3237 #32AB69 #3273AB

monochromatic

#4C1619 #7C2428 #AB3237 #CB4F54 #D97E82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#AB3237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#AB3237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3237

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3237	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)

#544E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726833

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0B35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 50, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.157 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb726e',
    500: '#ab3237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3237;
$custom-light: #cb726e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.521,
    "s": 54.751,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50134,
    "c": 0.15695,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3237

secondary

#77C2BF

accent

#DED84A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3237

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

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