#AB4937#AB4937

#AB4937 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.133 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4937
RGB	rgb(171, 73, 55)
HSL	hsl(9, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(9, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 67.8%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.80, 38.98, 30.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.80, 49.48, 38.03°)
OKLab	oklab(53.03% 0.1124 0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(53.03% 0.133 32.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8686, 13.7014, 5.2121)
Luminance	0.1370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4937 #3799AB

analogous

#AB375F #AB4937 #AB8337

triadic

#AB4937 #37AB49 #4937AB

tetradic

#AB4937 #5FAB37 #3799AB #8337AB

square

#AB4937 #5FAB37 #3799AB #8337AB

split-complementary

#AB4937 #37AB83 #375FAB

monochromatic

#4E2119 #7D3528 #AB4937 #C96856 #D89285

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#AB4937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#AB4937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4937

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4937	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7035

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3545

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 73, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.133 32.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7f6e',
    500: '#ab4937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4937;
$custom-light: #ca7f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.31,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53033,
    "c": 0.1329,
    "h": 32.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4937

secondary

#7CB7C1

accent

#C5DB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4937

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

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