#AB4040#AB4040

#AB4040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.141 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4040
RGB	rgb(171, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 62.6%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.30, 43.86, 23.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.30, 49.66, 27.97°)
OKLab	oklab(51.95% 0.1294 0.0559)
OKLCH	oklch(51.95% 0.141 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5552, 12.6975, 6.2706)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4040 #40ABAB

analogous

#AB4075 #AB4040 #AB7540

triadic

#AB4040 #40AB40 #4040AB

tetradic

#AB4040 #75AB40 #40ABAB #7540AB

square

#AB4040 #75AB40 #40ABAB #7540AB

split-complementary

#AB4040 #40AB75 #4075AB

monochromatic

#521F1F #7E2F2F #AB4040 #C56363 #D59090

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#AB4040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#AB4040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4040

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4040	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B563F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766C3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.141 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7a74',
    500: '#ab4040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4040;
$custom-light: #ca7a74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51949,
    "c": 0.14099,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4040

secondary

#86C1C1

accent

#D5D553

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4040

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

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