#AB493B#AB493B

#AB493B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.132 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB493B
RGB	rgb(171, 73, 59)
HSL	hsl(8, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(8, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 65.5%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, 39.22, 28.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 48.32, 35.74°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% 0.1139 0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.132 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.9684, 13.7413, 5.7376)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB493B #3B9DAB

analogous

#AB3B65 #AB493B #AB813B

triadic

#AB493B #3BAB49 #493BAB

tetradic

#AB493B #65AB3B #3B9DAB #813BAB

square

#AB493B #65AB3B #3B9DAB #813BAB

split-complementary

#AB493B #3BAB81 #3B65AB

monochromatic

#50221C #7D362B #AB493B #C76A5C #D7938A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#AB493B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#AB493B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB493B

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB493B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB493B	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7039

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3646

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab493b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 73, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.132 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7f71',
    500: '#ab493b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab493b;
$custom-light: #ca7f71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab493b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.5,
    "s": 48.696,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53096,
    "c": 0.13189,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB493B

secondary

#81B9C1

accent

#C7D850

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB493B

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

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