#AB5540#AB5540

#AB5540 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.118 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5540
RGB	rgb(171, 85, 64)
HSL	hsl(12, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 62.6%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 33.39, 28.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 43.81, 40.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% 0.0967 0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.118 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.9703, 15.5275, 6.7423)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5540 #4096AB

analogous

#AB4060 #AB5540 #AB8A40

triadic

#AB5540 #40AB55 #5540AB

tetradic

#AB5540 #60AB40 #4096AB #8A40AB

square

#AB5540 #60AB40 #4096AB #8A40AB

split-complementary

#AB5540 #40AB8A #4060AB

monochromatic

#52291F #7E3F2F #AB5540 #C57763 #D59E90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#AB5540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#AB5540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5540

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5540	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B623E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80753E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4550

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 85, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.118 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98775',
    500: '#ab5540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5540;
$custom-light: #c98775;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.776,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5501,
    "c": 0.11788,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5540

secondary

#86B5C1

accent

#BCD553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5540

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

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