#AB4837#AB4837

#AB4837 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.134 H 31.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4837
RGB	rgb(171, 72, 55)
HSL	hsl(9, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(9, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.9%, 67.8%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.61, 39.47, 30.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.61, 49.74, 37.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.114 0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.134 31.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.8034, 13.5711, 5.1903)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4837 #379AAB

analogous

#AB3760 #AB4837 #AB8237

triadic

#AB4837 #37AB48 #4837AB

tetradic

#AB4837 #60AB37 #379AAB #8237AB

square

#AB4837 #60AB37 #379AAB #8237AB

split-complementary

#AB4837 #37AB82 #3760AB

monochromatic

#4E2119 #7D3528 #AB4837 #C96756 #D89185

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#AB4837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#AB4837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4837

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4837	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3444

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 72, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.134 31.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7e6e',
    500: '#ab4837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4837;
$custom-light: #ca7e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.793,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5289,
    "c": 0.13394,
    "h": 31.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4837

secondary

#7CB7C1

accent

#C6DB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4837

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

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