#AB452B#AB452B

#AB452B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.140 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB452B
RGB	rgb(171, 69, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.6%, 74.9%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.90, 40.31, 36.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.90, 54.20, 41.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.1142 0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.14 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3608, 13.0912, 3.7924)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB452B #2B91AB

analogous

#AB2B51 #AB452B #AB852B

triadic

#AB452B #2BAB45 #452BAB

tetradic

#AB452B #51AB2B #2B91AB #852BAB

square

#AB452B #51AB2B #2B91AB #852BAB

split-complementary

#AB452B #2BAB85 #2B51AB

monochromatic

#491E12 #7A311F #AB452B #D06043 #DC8974

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#AB452B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#AB452B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB452B

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB452B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB452B	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615728

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC2E3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab452b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 69, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.140 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7c66',
    500: '#ab452b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab452b;
$custom-light: #cb7c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab452b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.187,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52303,
    "c": 0.1401,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB452B

secondary

#6EB2C4

accent

#C3E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB452B

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

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