#AB5151#AB5151

#AB5151 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.119 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5151
RGB	rgb(171, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(0, 36%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 53%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 52.6%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.82, 36.86, 17.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.82, 40.85, 25.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.1101 0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.119 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.2238, 15.1392, 9.5875)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5151 #51ABAB

analogous

#AB517E #AB5151 #AB7E51

triadic

#AB5151 #51AB51 #5151AB

tetradic

#AB5151 #7EAB51 #51ABAB #7E51AB

square

#AB5151 #7EAB51 #51ABAB #7E51AB

split-complementary

#AB5151 #51AB7E #517EAB

monochromatic

#582A2A #813D3D #AB5151 #C07979 #D3A3A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#AB5151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#AB5151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5151

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5151	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666150

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C744F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4352

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.119 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c88481',
    500: '#ab5151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5151;
$custom-light: #c88481;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 35.714,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5471,
    "c": 0.11855,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5151

secondary

#97C1C1

accent

#CCCC5C

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9EFEE

border

#D2CAC9

text

#140B0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5151

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

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