#AB5545#AB5545

#AB5545 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.116 H 31.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5545
RGB	rgb(171, 85, 69)
HSL	hsl(9, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 60%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 59.6%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.43, 33.76, 25.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.43, 42.34, 37.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.1% 0.0987 0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(55.1% 0.116 31.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.1190, 15.5870, 7.5255)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5545 #459BAB

analogous

#AB4568 #AB5545 #AB8845

triadic

#AB5545 #45AB55 #5545AB

tetradic

#AB5545 #68AB45 #459BAB #8845AB

square

#AB5545 #68AB45 #459BAB #8845AB

split-complementary

#AB5545 #45AB88 #4568AB

monochromatic

#542A22 #7F3F33 #AB5545 #C3786A #D5A096

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#AB5545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#AB5545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5545

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5545	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6343

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807543

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4651

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 85, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.116 31.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98779',
    500: '#ab5545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5545;
$custom-light: #c98779;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.412,
    "s": 42.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55097,
    "c": 0.11632,
    "h": 31.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5545

secondary

#8BB8C0

accent

#BFD256

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9EFED

border

#D2CAC8

text

#140B09

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5545

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

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