#AB4538#AB4538

#AB4538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.137 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4538
RGB	rgb(171, 69, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(7, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.6%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.07, 40.99, 29.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.07, 50.23, 35.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% 0.1189 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.137 29.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6384, 13.2023, 5.2548)
Luminance	0.1320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4538 #389EAB

analogous

#AB3864 #AB4538 #AB7F38

triadic

#AB4538 #38AB45 #4538AB

tetradic

#AB4538 #64AB38 #389EAB #7F38AB

square

#AB4538 #64AB38 #389EAB #7F38AB

split-complementary

#AB4538 #38AB7F #3864AB

monochromatic

#4F201A #7D3229 #AB4538 #C86558 #D78F86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#AB4538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#AB4538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4538

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4538	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605836

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3042

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 69, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.137 29.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7c6f',
    500: '#ab4538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4538;
$custom-light: #ca7c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.783,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52482,
    "c": 0.13687,
    "h": 29.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4538

secondary

#7DBAC1

accent

#CADA4E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4538

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

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