#AB4738#AB4738

#AB4738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.135 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4738
RGB	rgb(171, 71, 56)
HSL	hsl(8, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(8, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 40.02, 29.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 49.70, 36.36°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% 0.1159 0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.135 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.7635, 13.4525, 5.2965)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4738 #389CAB

analogous

#AB3863 #AB4738 #AB8138

triadic

#AB4738 #38AB47 #4738AB

tetradic

#AB4738 #63AB38 #389CAB #8138AB

square

#AB4738 #63AB38 #389CAB #8138AB

split-complementary

#AB4738 #38AB81 #3863AB

monochromatic

#4F211A #7D3429 #AB4738 #C86758 #D79186

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#AB4738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#AB4738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4738

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4738	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615936

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6F35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 71, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.135 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7e6f',
    500: '#ab4738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4738;
$custom-light: #ca7e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.826,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52762,
    "c": 0.13475,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4738

secondary

#7DB8C1

accent

#C8DA4E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4738

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

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