#AB5237#AB5237

#AB5237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.124 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5237
RGB	rgb(171, 82, 55)
HSL	hsl(14, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(14, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52%, 67.8%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.59, 34.38, 32.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.59, 47.38, 43.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% 0.0982 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.124 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5033, 14.9708, 5.4236)
Luminance	0.1497 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5237 #3790AB

analogous

#AB3756 #AB5237 #AB8C37

triadic

#AB5237 #37AB52 #5237AB

tetradic

#AB5237 #56AB37 #3790AB #8C37AB

square

#AB5237 #56AB37 #3790AB #8C37AB

split-complementary

#AB5237 #37AB8C #3756AB

monochromatic

#4E2619 #7D3C28 #AB5237 #C97156 #D89885

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#AB5237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#AB5237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5237

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5237	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)

#6A6034

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7335

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB414C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 82, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.124 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca856e',
    500: '#ab5237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5237;
$custom-light: #ca856e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.966,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54395,
    "c": 0.12388,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5237

secondary

#7CB1C1

accent

#BADB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5237

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

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