#AB422C#AB422C

#AB422C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.143 H 33.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB422C
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 44)
HSL	hsl(10, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(10, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 74.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 41.79, 35.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 54.58, 40.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.119 0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.143 33.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.1994, 12.7389, 3.8302)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB422C #2C95AB

analogous

#AB2C55 #AB422C #AB822C

triadic

#AB422C #2CAB42 #422CAB

tetradic

#AB422C #55AB2C #2C95AB #822CAB

square

#AB422C #55AB2C #2C95AB #822CAB

split-complementary

#AB422C #2CAB82 #2C55AB

monochromatic

#4A1C13 #7A2F1F #AB422C #CF5D45 #DC8776

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#AB422C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#AB422C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB422C

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB422C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB422C	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)

#5F5629

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC293D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab422c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.143 33.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7b66',
    500: '#ab422c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab422c;
$custom-light: #cb7b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab422c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.394,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51904,
    "c": 0.14277,
    "h": 33.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB422C

secondary

#6FB5C3

accent

#C7E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB422C

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

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