#AB3742#AB3742

#AB3742 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.151 H 19.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3742
RGB	rgb(171, 55, 66)
HSL	hsl(354, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(354, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 61.4%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 47.95, 20.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 52.04, 22.86°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.1427 0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.151 19)
XYZ	xyz(19.1460, 11.7863, 6.4200)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3742 #37ABA0

analogous

#AB377C #AB3742 #AB6637

triadic

#AB3742 #42AB37 #3742AB

tetradic

#AB3742 #7CAB37 #37ABA0 #6637AB

square

#AB3742 #7CAB37 #37ABA0 #6637AB

split-complementary

#AB3742 #37AB66 #377CAB

monochromatic

#4E191E #7D2830 #AB3742 #C95661 #D8858D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#AB3742 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#AB3742 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3742

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3742	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3742	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555142

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73693F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB1C3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3742;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 55, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.151 19.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7576',
    500: '#ab3742',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3742;
$custom-light: #ca7576;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3742",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.31,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5089,
    "c": 0.15094,
    "h": 19
  },
  "luminance": 0.11784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3742

secondary

#7CC1BB

accent

#DBCD4D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#140908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3742

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

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