#AB5539#AB5539

#AB5539 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.120 H 38.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5539
RGB	rgb(171, 85, 57)
HSL	hsl(15, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(15, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 66.7%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.25, 32.92, 32.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.25, 46.08, 44.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% 0.0941 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.12 38.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.7834, 15.4528, 5.7583)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5539 #398FAB

analogous

#AB3956 #AB5539 #AB8E39

triadic

#AB5539 #39AB55 #5539AB

tetradic

#AB5539 #56AB39 #398FAB #8E39AB

square

#AB5539 #56AB39 #398FAB #8E39AB

split-complementary

#AB5539 #39AB8E #3956AB

monochromatic

#4F271A #7D3E2A #AB5539 #C87559 #D79B87

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#AB5539 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AB5539 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5539

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5539	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5539	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6236

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817537

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB454E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5539;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 85, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.120 38.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98670',
    500: '#ab5539',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5539;
$custom-light: #c98670;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5539",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.737,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54902,
    "c": 0.12033,
    "h": 38.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5539

secondary

#7FB1C1

accent

#B7DA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5539

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

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