#AB3E38#AB3E38

#AB3E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.144 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB3E38
RGB	rgb(171, 62, 56)
HSL	hsl(3, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(3, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.83, 44.27, 27.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.83, 52.13, 31.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.55% 0.1291 0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(51.55% 0.144 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2330, 12.3913, 5.1196)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB3E38 #38A5AB

analogous

#AB386C #AB3E38 #AB7738

triadic

#AB3E38 #38AB3E #3E38AB

tetradic

#AB3E38 #6CAB38 #38A5AB #7738AB

square

#AB3E38 #6CAB38 #38A5AB #7738AB

split-complementary

#AB3E38 #38AB77 #386CAB

monochromatic

#4F1D1A #7D2D29 #AB3E38 #C85E58 #D78A86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#AB3E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#AB3E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB3E38

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB3E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB3E38	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC253D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab3e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 62, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.144 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb786f',
    500: '#ab3e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab3e38;
$custom-light: #cb786f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab3e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.13,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51552,
    "c": 0.14436,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB3E38

secondary

#7DBEC1

accent

#D3DA4E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB3E38

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

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