#AB4948#AB4948

#AB4948 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.129 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4948
RGB	rgb(171, 73, 72)
HSL	hsl(1, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(1, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 57.9%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.08, 40.15, 20.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.08, 45.19, 27.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% 0.1191 0.0507)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.129 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.3486, 13.8934, 7.7398)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4948 #48AAAB

analogous

#AB4878 #AB4948 #AB7A48

triadic

#AB4948 #48AB49 #4948AB

tetradic

#AB4948 #78AB48 #48AAAB #7A48AB

square

#AB4948 #78AB48 #48AAAB #7A48AB

split-complementary

#AB4948 #48AB7A #4878AB

monochromatic

#552424 #803736 #AB4948 #C26F6E #D49A99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#AB4948 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#AB4948 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4948

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4948	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4948	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797046

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB384A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4948;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 73, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.129 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97f7b',
    500: '#ab4948',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4948;
$custom-light: #c97f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4948",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.606,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53334,
    "c": 0.12947,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4948

secondary

#8EC0C0

accent

#CFD157

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4948

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

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