#AB3537#AB3537

#AB3537 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.154 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3537
RGB	rgb(171, 53, 55)
HSL	hsl(359, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 67.8%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.38, 48.09, 26.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.38, 54.84, 28.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.46% 0.141 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(50.46% 0.154 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.7593, 11.4827, 4.8423)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3537 #35ABA9

analogous

#AB3572 #AB3537 #AB6E35

triadic

#AB3537 #37AB35 #3537AB

tetradic

#AB3537 #72AB35 #35ABA9 #6E35AB

square

#AB3537 #72AB35 #35ABA9 #6E35AB

split-complementary

#AB3537 #35AB6E #3572AB

monochromatic

#4E1819 #7C2728 #AB3537 #CA5355 #D88284

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#AB3537 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#AB3537 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3537

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3537	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3537	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554F36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC1437

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3537;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 53, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.154 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb746e',
    500: '#ab3537',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3537;
$custom-light: #cb746e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3537",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.983,
    "s": 52.679,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5046,
    "c": 0.15393,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3537

secondary

#7AC2C0

accent

#DCDA4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3537

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

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