#AB3836#AB3836

#AB3836 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.151 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3836
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 54)
HSL	hsl(1, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 68.4%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 46.79, 27.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 54.27, 30.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% 0.1367 0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.151 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8766, 11.7553, 4.7643)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3836 #36A9AB

analogous

#AB366F #AB3836 #AB7336

triadic

#AB3836 #36AB38 #3836AB

tetradic

#AB3836 #6FAB36 #36A9AB #7336AB

square

#AB3836 #6FAB36 #36A9AB #7336AB

split-complementary

#AB3836 #36AB73 #366FAB

monochromatic

#4E1A19 #7C2927 #AB3836 #C95755 #D88583

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#AB3836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#AB3836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3836

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3836	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746933

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC1A39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.151 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb756d',
    500: '#ab3836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3836;
$custom-light: #cb756d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.026,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50787,
    "c": 0.15097,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3836

secondary

#7BC0C2

accent

#D9DB4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3836

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

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