#AB5542#AB5542

#AB5542 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.117 H 33.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5542
RGB	rgb(171, 85, 66)
HSL	hsl(11, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(11, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 61.4%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 33.53, 27.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 43.21, 39.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% 0.0975 0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.117 33.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.0282, 15.5507, 7.0474)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5542 #4298AB

analogous

#AB4264 #AB5542 #AB8A42

triadic

#AB5542 #42AB55 #5542AB

tetradic

#AB5542 #64AB42 #4298AB #8A42AB

square

#AB5542 #64AB42 #4298AB #8A42AB

split-complementary

#AB5542 #42AB8A #4264AB

monochromatic

#532920 #7F3F31 #AB5542 #C47766 #D59E92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AB5542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AB5542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5542

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5542	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807540

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4651

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 85, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.117 33.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98776',
    500: '#ab5542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5542;
$custom-light: #c98776;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.857,
    "s": 44.304,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55044,
    "c": 0.11723,
    "h": 33.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5542

secondary

#88B6C0

accent

#BDD454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5542

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →