#AB493C#AB493C

#AB493C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.132 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB493C
RGB	rgb(171, 73, 60)
HSL	hsl(7, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(7, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 64.9%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.87, 39.29, 27.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.87, 48.04, 35.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.1143 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.132 29.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.9946, 13.7518, 5.8755)
Luminance	0.1375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB493C #3C9EAB

analogous

#AB3C66 #AB493C #AB803C

triadic

#AB493C #3CAB49 #493CAB

tetradic

#AB493C #66AB3C #3C9EAB #803CAB

square

#AB493C #66AB3C #3C9EAB #803CAB

split-complementary

#AB493C #3CAB80 #3C66AB

monochromatic

#50221C #7E362C #AB493C #C66A5E #D6948B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#AB493C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#AB493C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB493C

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB493C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB493C	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)

#625B3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B703A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3646

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab493c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 73, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.132 29.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7f72',
    500: '#ab493c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab493c;
$custom-light: #ca7f72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab493c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.027,
    "s": 48.052,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53112,
    "c": 0.13166,
    "h": 29.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB493C

secondary

#82BAC1

accent

#C8D850

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEC

border

#D3C9C7

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB493C

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

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