#AB3438#AB3438

#AB3438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.155 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3438
RGB	rgb(171, 52, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 48.55, 25.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 54.88, 27.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.37% 0.1427 0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(50.37% 0.155 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7384, 11.4021, 4.9548)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3438 #34ABA7

analogous

#AB3473 #AB3438 #AB6B34

triadic

#AB3438 #38AB34 #3438AB

tetradic

#AB3438 #73AB34 #34ABA7 #6B34AB

square

#AB3438 #73AB34 #34ABA7 #6B34AB

split-complementary

#AB3438 #34AB6B #3473AB

monochromatic

#4D1719 #7C2629 #AB3438 #CA5256 #D98184

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#AB3438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AB3438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3438

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3438	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554F37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC1237

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 52, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.155 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb736e',
    500: '#ab3438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3438;
$custom-light: #cb736e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.983,
    "s": 53.363,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50367,
    "c": 0.15484,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3438

secondary

#79C2BF

accent

#DDD84B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3438

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

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