#AB5138#AB5138

#AB5138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.125 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5138
RGB	rgb(171, 81, 56)
HSL	hsl(13, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 34.96, 31.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 47.27, 42.30°)
OKLab	oklab(54.25% 0.1002 0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(54.25% 0.125 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.4527, 14.8308, 5.5262)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5138 #3892AB

analogous

#AB3859 #AB5138 #AB8A38

triadic

#AB5138 #38AB51 #5138AB

tetradic

#AB5138 #59AB38 #3892AB #8A38AB

square

#AB5138 #59AB38 #3892AB #8A38AB

split-complementary

#AB5138 #38AB8A #3859AB

monochromatic

#4F251A #7D3B29 #AB5138 #C87058 #D79886

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#AB5138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#AB5138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5138

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5138	1.00	5.30	3.97	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7336

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB404B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 81, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.125 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca846f',
    500: '#ab5138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5138;
$custom-light: #ca846f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.043,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54252,
    "c": 0.12451,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5138

secondary

#7DB3C1

accent

#BCDA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5138

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

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