#AB4037#AB4037

#AB4037 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.142 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4037
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 55)
HSL	hsl(5, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(5, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 67.8%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, 43.30, 28.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 51.84, 33.37°)
OKLab	oklab(51.79% 0.1259 0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(51.79% 0.142 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3195, 12.6032, 5.0290)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4037 #37A2AB

analogous

#AB3768 #AB4037 #AB7A37

triadic

#AB4037 #37AB40 #4037AB

tetradic

#AB4037 #68AB37 #37A2AB #7A37AB

square

#AB4037 #68AB37 #37A2AB #7A37AB

split-complementary

#AB4037 #37AB7A #3768AB

monochromatic

#4E1D19 #7D2F28 #AB4037 #C95F56 #D88B85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#AB4037 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AB4037 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4037

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4037	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4037	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5535

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776C34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC283F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4037;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.142 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7a6e',
    500: '#ab4037',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4037;
$custom-light: #cb7a6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4037",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.655,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51794,
    "c": 0.14241,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4037

secondary

#7CBCC1

accent

#D0DB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4037

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

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