#AB4540#AB4540

#AB4540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.135 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4540
RGB	rgb(171, 69, 64)
HSL	hsl(3, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(3, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.6%, 62.6%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.19, 41.51, 24.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.19, 48.16, 30.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.62% 0.122 0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(52.62% 0.135 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.8500, 13.2869, 6.3688)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4540 #40A6AB

analogous

#AB4070 #AB4540 #AB7A40

triadic

#AB4540 #40AB45 #4540AB

tetradic

#AB4540 #70AB40 #40A6AB #7A40AB

square

#AB4540 #70AB40 #40A6AB #7A40AB

split-complementary

#AB4540 #40AB7A #4070AB

monochromatic

#52211F #7E332F #AB4540 #C56863 #D59390

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#AB4540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#AB4540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4540

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4540	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F583F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3144

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 69, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.135 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7d75',
    500: '#ab4540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4540;
$custom-light: #ca7d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.804,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52618,
    "c": 0.13531,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4540

secondary

#86BEC1

accent

#CFD553

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4540

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

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