#AB4138#AB4138

#AB4138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.141 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4138
RGB	rgb(171, 65, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(5, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 42.89, 28.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 51.31, 33.28°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% 0.1248 0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.141 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4006, 12.7267, 5.1755)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4138 #38A2AB

analogous

#AB3868 #AB4138 #AB7B38

triadic

#AB4138 #38AB41 #4138AB

tetradic

#AB4138 #68AB38 #38A2AB #7B38AB

square

#AB4138 #68AB38 #38A2AB #7B38AB

split-complementary

#AB4138 #38AB7B #3868AB

monochromatic

#4F1E1A #7D2F29 #AB4138 #C86158 #D78C86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#AB4138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#AB4138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4138

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4138	1.00	5.92	3.54	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5636

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC2A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 65, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.141 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7a6f',
    500: '#ab4138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4138;
$custom-light: #cb7a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.696,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51941,
    "c": 0.14115,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4138

secondary

#7DBCC1

accent

#CFDA4E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4138

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

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