#AB4243#AB4243

#AB4243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.138 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4243
RGB	rgb(171, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(359, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 60.8%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 43.15, 21.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 48.42, 27.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.27% 0.1277 0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(52.27% 0.138 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.7577, 12.9622, 6.7706)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4243 #42ABAA

analogous

#AB4278 #AB4243 #AB7642

triadic

#AB4243 #43AB42 #4243AB

tetradic

#AB4243 #78AB42 #42ABAA #7642AB

square

#AB4243 #78AB42 #42ABAA #7642AB

split-complementary

#AB4243 #42AB76 #4278AB

monochromatic

#532020 #7F3132 #AB4243 #C46667 #D59293

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#AB4243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#AB4243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4243

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4243	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5742

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2E43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.138 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7b77',
    500: '#ab4243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4243;
$custom-light: #ca7b77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.429,
    "s": 44.304,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52269,
    "c": 0.13834,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4243

secondary

#88C0C0

accent

#D4D354

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4243

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

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