#AB4038#AB4038

#AB4038 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.142 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4038
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(4, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 43.36, 27.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 51.58, 32.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.1263 0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.142 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3437, 12.6129, 5.1565)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4038 #38A3AB

analogous

#AB386A #AB4038 #AB7A38

triadic

#AB4038 #38AB40 #4038AB

tetradic

#AB4038 #6AAB38 #38A3AB #7A38AB

square

#AB4038 #6AAB38 #38A3AB #7A38AB

split-complementary

#AB4038 #38AB7A #386AAB

monochromatic

#4F1D1A #7D2F29 #AB4038 #C86058 #D78C86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#AB4038 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AB4038 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4038

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4038	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4038	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5537

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776C35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC283F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4038;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.142 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7a6f',
    500: '#ab4038',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4038;
$custom-light: #cb7a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4038",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.174,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5181,
    "c": 0.14222,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4038

secondary

#7DBDC1

accent

#D0DA4E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4038

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

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