#AB494B#AB494B

#AB494B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.129 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB494B
RGB	rgb(171, 73, 75)
HSL	hsl(359, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 56.1%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, 40.39, 18.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 44.63, 25.19°)
OKLab	oklab(53.4% 0.1203 0.0468)
OKLCH	oklch(53.4% 0.129 21.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4488, 13.9335, 8.2678)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB494B #49ABA9

analogous

#AB497C #AB494B #AB7849

triadic

#AB494B #4BAB49 #494BAB

tetradic

#AB494B #7CAB49 #49ABA9 #7849AB

square

#AB494B #7CAB49 #49ABA9 #7849AB

split-complementary

#AB494B #49AB78 #497CAB

monochromatic

#552425 #803738 #AB494B #C26F71 #D49A9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#AB494B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#AB494B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB494B

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB494B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB494B	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605C4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797049

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA394A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab494b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 73, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.129 21.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97f7d',
    500: '#ab494b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab494b;
$custom-light: #c97f7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab494b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.776,
    "s": 40.164,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53396,
    "c": 0.12913,
    "h": 21.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB494B

secondary

#8FC0BF

accent

#D0CE58

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#140A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB494B

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

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