#AB5438#AB5438

#AB5438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.122 H 38.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5438
RGB	rgb(171, 84, 56)
HSL	hsl(15, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(15, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.02, 33.39, 32.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.02, 46.63, 44.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.73% 0.0953 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(54.73% 0.122 38.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6806, 15.2865, 5.6022)
Luminance	0.1528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5438 #388FAB

analogous

#AB3855 #AB5438 #AB8E38

triadic

#AB5438 #38AB54 #5438AB

tetradic

#AB5438 #55AB38 #388FAB #8E38AB

square

#AB5438 #55AB38 #388FAB #8E38AB

split-complementary

#AB5438 #38AB8E #3855AB

monochromatic

#4F271A #7D3D29 #AB5438 #C87358 #D79A86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#AB5438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#AB5438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5438

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5438	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807436

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB434E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 84, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.122 38.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca866f',
    500: '#ab5438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5438;
$custom-light: #ca866f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.609,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54726,
    "c": 0.12163,
    "h": 38.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5438

secondary

#7DB1C1

accent

#B8DA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5438

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

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