#AB493E#AB493E

#AB493E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.131 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB493E
RGB	rgb(171, 73, 62)
HSL	hsl(6, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(6, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 63.7%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.91, 39.42, 26.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.91, 47.51, 33.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1151 0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.131 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0485, 13.7733, 6.1593)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB493E #3EA0AB

analogous

#AB3E69 #AB493E #AB7F3E

triadic

#AB493E #3EAB49 #493EAB

tetradic

#AB493E #69AB3E #3EA0AB #7F3EAB

square

#AB493E #69AB3E #3EA0AB #7F3EAB

split-complementary

#AB493E #3EAB7F #3E69AB

monochromatic

#51231D #7E362E #AB493E #C66B61 #D6958E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#AB493E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#AB493E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB493E

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB493E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB493E	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A703C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3647

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab493e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 73, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.131 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7f73',
    500: '#ab493e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab493e;
$custom-light: #ca7f73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab493e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.055,
    "s": 46.781,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53146,
    "c": 0.13122,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB493E

secondary

#84BBC1

accent

#C9D651

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB493E

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

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