#AB5236#AB5236

#AB5236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.124 H 38.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5236
RGB	rgb(171, 82, 54)
HSL	hsl(14, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(14, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52%, 68.4%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.58, 34.32, 33.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.58, 47.72, 44.01°)
OKLab	oklab(54.38% 0.0978 0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(54.38% 0.124 38.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.4796, 14.9613, 5.2987)
Luminance	0.1496 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5236 #368FAB

analogous

#AB3655 #AB5236 #AB8D36

triadic

#AB5236 #36AB52 #5236AB

tetradic

#AB5236 #55AB36 #368FAB #8D36AB

square

#AB5236 #55AB36 #368FAB #8D36AB

split-complementary

#AB5236 #36AB8D #3655AB

monochromatic

#4E2519 #7C3C27 #AB5236 #C97155 #D89883

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#AB5236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#AB5236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5236

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5236	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6033

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7334

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB404C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 82, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.124 38.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca856e',
    500: '#ab5236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5236;
$custom-light: #ca856e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.359,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5438,
    "c": 0.12422,
    "h": 38.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5236

secondary

#7BB1C2

accent

#B9DB4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5236

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

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