#AB493F#AB493F

#AB493F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.131 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB493F
RGB	rgb(171, 73, 63)
HSL	hsl(6, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(6, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 63.2%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.92, 39.49, 25.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.92, 47.24, 33.30°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% 0.1155 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.131 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0762, 13.7844, 6.3051)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB493F #3FA1AB

analogous

#AB3F6B #AB493F #AB7F3F

triadic

#AB493F #3FAB49 #493FAB

tetradic

#AB493F #6BAB3F #3FA1AB #7F3FAB

square

#AB493F #6BAB3F #3FA1AB #7F3FAB

split-complementary

#AB493F #3FAB7F #3F6BAB

monochromatic

#52231E #7E362F #AB493F #C56B62 #D6958F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#AB493F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#AB493F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB493F

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB493F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB493F	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A703D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3647

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab493f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 73, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.131 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca7f74',
    500: '#ab493f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab493f;
$custom-light: #ca7f74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab493f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.556,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53164,
    "c": 0.131,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB493F

secondary

#85BBC1

accent

#CAD652

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB493F

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

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