#AB3238#AB3238

#AB3238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.157 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3238
RGB	rgb(171, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.96, 49.34, 25.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.96, 55.41, 27.07°)
OKLab	oklab(50.15% 0.1452 0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(50.15% 0.157 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.6510, 11.2274, 4.9256)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3238 #32ABA5

analogous

#AB3274 #AB3238 #AB6832

triadic

#AB3238 #38AB32 #3238AB

tetradic

#AB3238 #74AB32 #32ABA5 #6832AB

square

#AB3238 #74AB32 #32ABA5 #6832AB

split-complementary

#AB3238 #32AB68 #3274AB

monochromatic

#4C1619 #7C2428 #AB3238 #CB4F55 #D97E83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#AB3238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#AB3238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3238

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3238	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC0C35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.157 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb726e',
    500: '#ab3238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3238;
$custom-light: #cb726e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.025,
    "s": 54.751,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50151,
    "c": 0.15686,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3238

secondary

#77C2BE

accent

#DED74A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3238

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

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