#AB5038#AB5038

#AB5038 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.125 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5038
RGB	rgb(171, 80, 56)
HSL	hsl(13, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.20, 35.48, 31.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.20, 47.49, 41.67°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% 0.1018 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.125 35.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.3789, 14.6833, 5.5016)
Luminance	0.1468 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5038 #3893AB

analogous

#AB3859 #AB5038 #AB8A38

triadic

#AB5038 #38AB50 #5038AB

tetradic

#AB5038 #59AB38 #3893AB #8A38AB

square

#AB5038 #59AB38 #3893AB #8A38AB

split-complementary

#AB5038 #38AB8A #3859AB

monochromatic

#4F251A #7D3A29 #AB5038 #C86F58 #D79786

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#AB5038 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#AB5038 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5038

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5038	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5038	1.00	5.34	3.94	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685F35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7336

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3E4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5038;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 80, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.125 35.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca836f',
    500: '#ab5038',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5038;
$custom-light: #ca836f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5038",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.522,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54097,
    "c": 0.12549,
    "h": 35.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5038

secondary

#7DB3C1

accent

#BDDA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5038

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

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