#AB3827#AB3827

#AB3827 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.154 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3827
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 39)
HSL	hsl(8, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(8, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 77.2%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.63, 46.07, 36.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.63, 58.47, 38.01°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% 0.1313 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.154 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5770, 11.6355, 3.1867)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3827 #279AAB

analogous

#AB2758 #AB3827 #AB7A27

triadic

#AB3827 #27AB38 #3827AB

tetradic

#AB3827 #58AB27 #279AAB #7A27AB

square

#AB3827 #58AB27 #279AAB #7A27AB

split-complementary

#AB3827 #27AB7A #2758AB

monochromatic

#471710 #79281C #AB3827 #D3503D #DE7D6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#AB3827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#AB3827 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3827

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3827	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595024

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756923

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC1635

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.154 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7562',
    500: '#ab3827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3827;
$custom-light: #cc7562;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.727,
    "s": 62.857,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50579,
    "c": 0.15356,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3827

secondary

#69B9C5

accent

#D1E642

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3827

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

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