#AB423E#AB423E

#AB423E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.139 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB423E
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 62)
HSL	hsl(2, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(2, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 63.7%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.62, 42.80, 24.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.62, 49.52, 30.19°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% 0.1257 0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.139 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6142, 12.9047, 6.0145)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB423E #3EA7AB

analogous

#AB3E70 #AB423E #AB783E

triadic

#AB423E #3EAB42 #423EAB

tetradic

#AB423E #70AB3E #3EA7AB #783EAB

square

#AB423E #70AB3E #3EA7AB #783EAB

split-complementary

#AB423E #3EAB78 #3E70AB

monochromatic

#511F1D #7E312E #AB423E #C66461 #D6908E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#AB423E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#AB423E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB423E

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB423E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB423E	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D573D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab423e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.139 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7b73',
    500: '#ab423e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab423e;
$custom-light: #ca7b73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab423e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.202,
    "s": 46.781,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52175,
    "c": 0.13901,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB423E

secondary

#84BEC1

accent

#D2D651

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB423E

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

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