#AB4E38#AB4E38

#AB4E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.127 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB4E38
RGB	rgb(171, 78, 56)
HSL	hsl(11, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.4%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, 36.51, 31.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 47.96, 40.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% 0.105 0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.127 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.2347, 14.3947, 5.4535)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB4E38 #3895AB

analogous

#AB385C #AB4E38 #AB8838

triadic

#AB4E38 #38AB4E #4E38AB

tetradic

#AB4E38 #5CAB38 #3895AB #8838AB

square

#AB4E38 #5CAB38 #3895AB #8838AB

split-complementary

#AB4E38 #38AB88 #385CAB

monochromatic

#4F241A #7D3929 #AB4E38 #C86D58 #D79686

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#AB4E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#AB4E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB4E38

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB4E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB4E38	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7236

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3C49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab4e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 78, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.127 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca826f',
    500: '#ab4e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab4e38;
$custom-light: #ca826f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab4e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.478,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5379,
    "c": 0.12748,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB4E38

secondary

#7DB4C1

accent

#BFDA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB4E38

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

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