#AB3636#AB3636

#AB3636 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.153 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3636
RGB	rgb(171, 54, 54)
HSL	hsl(0, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 68.4%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.52, 47.62, 27.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.52, 54.80, 29.66°)
OKLab	oklab(50.56% 0.1393 0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(50.56% 0.153 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7816, 11.5653, 4.7327)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3636 #36ABAB

analogous

#AB3671 #AB3636 #AB7136

triadic

#AB3636 #36AB36 #3636AB

tetradic

#AB3636 #71AB36 #36ABAB #7136AB

square

#AB3636 #71AB36 #36ABAB #7136AB

split-complementary

#AB3636 #36AB71 #3671AB

monochromatic

#4E1919 #7C2727 #AB3636 #C95555 #D88383

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#AB3636 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#AB3636 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3636

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3636	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3636	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565035

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736933

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC1637

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3636;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 54, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.153 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb746d',
    500: '#ab3636',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3636;
$custom-light: #cb746d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3636",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50556,
    "c": 0.15303,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3636

secondary

#7BC2C2

accent

#DBDB4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3636

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

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