#AB5239#AB5239
#AB5239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.123 H 36.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB5239 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 82, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 50%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 67%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52%, 66.7%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.62, 34.50, 31.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.62, 46.72, 42.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.42% 0.0989 0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.42% 0.123 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5522, 14.9904, 5.6812) |
| Luminance | 0.1499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.82
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.22
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.38
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.57
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 7.70
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB5239 #3992AB
analogous
#AB3959 #AB5239 #AB8B39
triadic
#AB5239 #39AB52 #5239AB
tetradic
#AB5239 #59AB39 #3992AB #8B39AB
square
#AB5239 #59AB39 #3992AB #8B39AB
split-complementary
#AB5239 #39AB8B #3959AB
monochromatic
#4F261A #7D3C2A #AB5239 #C87259 #D79987
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#AB5239 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#AB5239 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AB5239
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB5239 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB5239 | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#696036
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7337
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB414C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab5239; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 82, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.123 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca8570',
500: '#ab5239',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab5239; $custom-light: #ca8570; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab5239",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 82,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.158,
"s": 50,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54424,
"c": 0.1232,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.14988
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB5239
secondary
#7FB3C1
accent
#BBDA4E
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEC
border
#D3CAC7
text
#140B07
muted
#837C7A