#AB3242#AB3242

#AB3242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.156 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3242
RGB	rgb(171, 50, 66)
HSL	hsl(352, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(352, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 61.4%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 49.96, 19.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 53.55, 21.07°)
OKLab	oklab(50.34% 0.1492 0.0469)
OKLCH	oklch(50.34% 0.156 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9204, 11.3352, 6.3448)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3242 #32AB9B

analogous

#AB327E #AB3242 #AB5E32

triadic

#AB3242 #42AB32 #3242AB

tetradic

#AB3242 #7EAB32 #32AB9B #5E32AB

square

#AB3242 #7EAB32 #32AB9B #5E32AB

split-complementary

#AB3242 #32AB5E #327EAB

monochromatic

#4C161D #7C2430 #AB3242 #CB4F5F #D97E8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#AB3242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#AB3242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3242

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3242	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71683F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB1139

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 50, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.156 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7276',
    500: '#ab3242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3242;
$custom-light: #cb7276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.066,
    "s": 54.751,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50342,
    "c": 0.15634,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3242

secondary

#77C2B8

accent

#DECA4A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3242

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

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