#AB4E36#AB4E36

#AB4E36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.128 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4E36
RGB	rgb(171, 78, 54)
HSL	hsl(12, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(12, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.4%, 68.4%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 36.39, 32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 48.59, 41.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.76% 0.1042 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(53.76% 0.128 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.1867, 14.3756, 5.2010)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4E36 #3693AB

analogous

#AB3659 #AB4E36 #AB8936

triadic

#AB4E36 #36AB4E #4E36AB

tetradic

#AB4E36 #59AB36 #3693AB #8936AB

square

#AB4E36 #59AB36 #3693AB #8936AB

split-complementary

#AB4E36 #36AB89 #3659AB

monochromatic

#4E2419 #7C3927 #AB4E36 #C96D55 #D89583

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#AB4E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#AB4E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4E36

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4E36	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7234

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3B49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 78, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.128 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca826e',
    500: '#ab4e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4e36;
$custom-light: #ca826e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.308,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53761,
    "c": 0.1281,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4E36

secondary

#7BB3C2

accent

#BEDB4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4E36

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

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