#AB4231#AB4231

#AB4231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.142 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4231
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 49)
HSL	hsl(8, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(8, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 71.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, 42.04, 32.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 53.04, 37.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% 0.1208 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.142 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2992, 12.7787, 4.3554)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4231 #319AAB

analogous

#AB315D #AB4231 #AB7F31

triadic

#AB4231 #31AB42 #4231AB

tetradic

#AB4231 #5DAB31 #319AAB #7F31AB

square

#AB4231 #5DAB31 #319AAB #7F31AB

split-complementary

#AB4231 #31AB7F #315DAB

monochromatic

#4C1D16 #7B3023 #AB4231 #CC5F4D #DA8A7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#AB4231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#AB4231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4231

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4231	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E562F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC2A3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.142 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7b6a',
    500: '#ab4231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4231;
$custom-light: #cb7b6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.361,
    "s": 55.455,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5197,
    "c": 0.14158,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4231

secondary

#75B8C2

accent

#CADF49

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4231

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

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