#AB422B#AB422B

#AB422B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.143 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB422B
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 74.9%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.36, 41.75, 35.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.36, 54.89, 40.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.89% 0.1187 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(51.89% 0.143 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1809, 12.7314, 3.7324)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB422B #2B94AB

analogous

#AB2B54 #AB422B #AB822B

triadic

#AB422B #2BAB42 #422BAB

tetradic

#AB422B #54AB2B #2B94AB #822BAB

square

#AB422B #54AB2B #2B94AB #822BAB

split-complementary

#AB422B #2BAB82 #2B54AB

monochromatic

#491C12 #7A2F1F #AB422B #D05D43 #DC8774

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#AB422B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#AB422B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB422B

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB422B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB422B	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5528

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC293D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab422b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.143 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7b65',
    500: '#ab422b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab422b;
$custom-light: #cb7b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab422b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.781,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51892,
    "c": 0.14301,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB422B

secondary

#6EB4C4

accent

#C7E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB422B

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

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