#AB5553#AB5553

#AB5553 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.113 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5553
RGB	rgb(171, 85, 83)
HSL	hsl(1, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 51%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 51.5%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 34.95, 17.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 39.12, 26.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% 0.1044 0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.113 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.6060, 15.7818, 10.0903)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5553 #53A9AB

analogous

#AB537D #AB5553 #AB8153

triadic

#AB5553 #53AB55 #5553AB

tetradic

#AB5553 #7DAB53 #53A9AB #8153AB

square

#AB5553 #7DAB53 #53A9AB #8153AB

split-complementary

#AB5553 #53AB81 #537DAB

monochromatic

#592C2B #82413F #AB5553 #BF7D7C #D3A6A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AB5553 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AB5553 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5553

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5553	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5553	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696452

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7551

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4855

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5553;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 85, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.113 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c88783',
    500: '#ab5553',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5553;
$custom-light: #c88783;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5553",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.364,
    "s": 34.646,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55378,
    "c": 0.11327,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5553

secondary

#99C0C1

accent

#C8CB5D

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140B0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5553

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

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