#AB4838#AB4838

#AB4838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.134 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4838
RGB	rgb(171, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(8, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(8, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.9%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 39.53, 29.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 49.44, 36.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.91% 0.1143 0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(52.91% 0.134 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8277, 13.5807, 5.3179)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4838 #389BAB

analogous

#AB3862 #AB4838 #AB8238

triadic

#AB4838 #38AB48 #4838AB

tetradic

#AB4838 #62AB38 #389BAB #8238AB

square

#AB4838 #62AB38 #389BAB #8238AB

split-complementary

#AB4838 #38AB82 #3862AB

monochromatic

#4F211A #7D3529 #AB4838 #C86858 #D79186

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#AB4838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#AB4838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4838

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4838	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3445

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.134 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7e6f',
    500: '#ab4838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4838;
$custom-light: #ca7e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.348,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52905,
    "c": 0.13369,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4838

secondary

#7DB8C1

accent

#C7DA4E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4838

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

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