#AB3940#AB3940

#AB3940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.149 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3940
RGB	rgb(171, 57, 64)
HSL	hsl(356, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(356, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 62.6%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.15, 46.97, 21.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.15, 51.79, 24.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.08% 0.1393 0.0525)
OKLCH	oklch(51.08% 0.149 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.1850, 11.9570, 6.1472)
Luminance	0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3940 #39ABA4

analogous

#AB3979 #AB3940 #AB6B39

triadic

#AB3940 #40AB39 #3940AB

tetradic

#AB3940 #79AB39 #39ABA4 #6B39AB

square

#AB3940 #79AB39 #39ABA4 #6B39AB

split-complementary

#AB3940 #39AB6B #3979AB

monochromatic

#4F1A1E #7D2A2F #AB3940 #C85960 #D7878C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#AB3940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#AB3940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3940

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3940	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#57523F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746A3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB1F3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 57, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.149 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7674',
    500: '#ab3940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3940;
$custom-light: #ca7674;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.316,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51082,
    "c": 0.14884,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3940

secondary

#7FC1BD

accent

#DAD14E

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#140908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3940

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

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