#AB4740#AB4740

#AB4740 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.133 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4740
RGB	rgb(171, 71, 64)
HSL	hsl(4, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(4, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 62.6%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.56, 40.54, 24.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.56, 47.57, 31.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.9% 0.119 0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(52.9% 0.133 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.9751, 13.5371, 6.4105)
Luminance	0.1353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4740 #40A4AB

analogous

#AB406E #AB4740 #AB7C40

triadic

#AB4740 #40AB47 #4740AB

tetradic

#AB4740 #6EAB40 #40A4AB #7C40AB

square

#AB4740 #6EAB40 #40A4AB #7C40AB

split-complementary

#AB4740 #40AB7C #406EAB

monochromatic

#52221F #7E352F #AB4740 #C56A63 #D59590

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#AB4740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#AB4740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4740

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4740	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605A3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 71, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.133 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7e75',
    500: '#ab4740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4740;
$custom-light: #ca7e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.925,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52896,
    "c": 0.13305,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4740

secondary

#86BDC1

accent

#CDD553

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4740

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

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