#AB503B#AB503B

#AB503B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.125 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB503B
RGB	rgb(171, 80, 59)
HSL	hsl(11, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 65.5%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.24, 35.67, 29.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.24, 46.55, 39.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.14% 0.1029 0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(54.14% 0.125 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4545, 14.7135, 5.8997)
Luminance	0.1471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB503B #3B96AB

analogous

#AB3B5E #AB503B #AB883B

triadic

#AB503B #3BAB50 #503BAB

tetradic

#AB503B #5EAB3B #3B96AB #883BAB

square

#AB503B #5EAB3B #3B96AB #883BAB

split-complementary

#AB503B #3BAB88 #3B5EAB

monochromatic

#50251C #7D3B2B #AB503B #C7705C #D7988A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#AB503B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#AB503B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB503B

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB503B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB503B	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685F39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7339

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab503b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 80, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.125 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8371',
    500: '#ab503b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab503b;
$custom-light: #ca8371;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab503b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.25,
    "s": 48.696,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54142,
    "c": 0.12455,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB503B

secondary

#81B5C1

accent

#BFD850

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB503B

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

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