#AB3C23#AB3C23

#AB3C23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.151 H 34.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3C23
RGB	rgb(171, 60, 35)
HSL	hsl(11, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(11, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 79.5%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.24, 44.17, 38.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.24, 58.79, 41.29°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.1247 0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.151 34.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7159, 12.0137, 2.9231)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3C23 #2392AB

analogous

#AB234E #AB3C23 #AB8023

triadic

#AB3C23 #23AB3C #3C23AB

tetradic

#AB3C23 #4EAB23 #2392AB #8023AB

square

#AB3C23 #4EAB23 #2392AB #8023AB

split-complementary

#AB3C23 #23AB80 #234EAB

monochromatic

#45180E #782A19 #AB3C23 #D65335 #E07E68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#AB3C23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#AB3C23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3C23

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3C23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3C23	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C521F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776A1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC1D37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3c23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 60, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.151 34.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7760',
    500: '#ab3c23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3c23;
$custom-light: #cc7760;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3c23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.029,
    "s": 66.019,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51023,
    "c": 0.15061,
    "h": 34.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3C23

secondary

#64B4C6

accent

#CAE93F

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3C23

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

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