#AB4240#AB4240

#AB4240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.139 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4240
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 64)
HSL	hsl(1, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 62.6%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 42.94, 23.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 49.06, 28.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1265 0.0569)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.139 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.6701, 12.9271, 6.3089)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4240 #40A9AB

analogous

#AB4073 #AB4240 #AB7740

triadic

#AB4240 #40AB42 #4240AB

tetradic

#AB4240 #73AB40 #40A9AB #7740AB

square

#AB4240 #73AB40 #40A9AB #7740AB

split-complementary

#AB4240 #40AB77 #4073AB

monochromatic

#52201F #7E312F #AB4240 #C56563 #D59190

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#AB4240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#AB4240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4240

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4240	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D573F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.139 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7b75',
    500: '#ab4240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4240;
$custom-light: #ca7b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.121,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52212,
    "c": 0.13872,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4240

secondary

#86C0C1

accent

#D3D553

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4240

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

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