#AB4238#AB4238

#AB4238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.140 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4238
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(5, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 42.42, 28.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 51.03, 33.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.07% 0.1234 0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(52.07% 0.14 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4585, 12.8425, 5.1948)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4238 #38A1AB

analogous

#AB3868 #AB4238 #AB7B38

triadic

#AB4238 #38AB42 #4238AB

tetradic

#AB4238 #68AB38 #38A1AB #7B38AB

square

#AB4238 #68AB38 #38A1AB #7B38AB

split-complementary

#AB4238 #38AB7B #3868AB

monochromatic

#4F1E1A #7D3029 #AB4238 #C86258 #D78D86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#AB4238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AB4238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4238

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4238	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5636

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC2B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.140 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7b6f',
    500: '#ab4238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4238;
$custom-light: #ca7b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.217,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52074,
    "c": 0.14008,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4238

secondary

#7DBBC1

accent

#CEDA4E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4238

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

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