#AB4438#AB4438

#AB4438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.138 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4438
RGB	rgb(171, 68, 56)
HSL	hsl(6, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(6, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.88, 41.48, 28.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.88, 50.50, 34.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.35% 0.1204 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(52.35% 0.138 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.5774, 13.0803, 5.2344)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4438 #389FAB

analogous

#AB3866 #AB4438 #AB7E38

triadic

#AB4438 #38AB44 #4438AB

tetradic

#AB4438 #66AB38 #389FAB #7E38AB

square

#AB4438 #66AB38 #389FAB #7E38AB

split-complementary

#AB4438 #38AB7E #3866AB

monochromatic

#4F1F1A #7D3229 #AB4438 #C86458 #D78F86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#AB4438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#AB4438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4438

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4438	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5736

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB2E42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 68, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.138 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7c6f',
    500: '#ab4438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4438;
$custom-light: #ca7c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.261,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52345,
    "c": 0.13793,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4438

secondary

#7DBAC1

accent

#CBDA4E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4438

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

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