#AB3838#AB3838

#AB3838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.151 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3838
RGB	rgb(171, 56, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, 46.90, 26.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 53.78, 29.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.1374 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.151 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.9245, 11.7745, 5.0168)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3838 #38ABAB

analogous

#AB3872 #AB3838 #AB7238

triadic

#AB3838 #38AB38 #3838AB

tetradic

#AB3838 #72AB38 #38ABAB #7238AB

square

#AB3838 #72AB38 #38ABAB #7238AB

split-complementary

#AB3838 #38AB72 #3872AB

monochromatic

#4F1A1A #7D2929 #AB3838 #C85858 #D78686

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#AB3838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#AB3838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3838

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3838	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575137

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC1B39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 56, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.151 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb756e',
    500: '#ab3838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3838;
$custom-light: #cb756e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5082,
    "c": 0.15071,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3838

secondary

#7DC1C1

accent

#DADA4E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3838

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

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