#AB5555#AB5555

#AB5555 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.113 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5555
RGB	rgb(171, 85, 85)
HSL	hsl(0, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 50%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 50.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 35.14, 16.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 38.79, 25.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.1053 0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.113 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6843, 15.8131, 10.5028)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5555 #55ABAB

analogous

#AB5580 #AB5555 #AB8055

triadic

#AB5555 #55AB55 #5555AB

tetradic

#AB5555 #80AB55 #55ABAB #8055AB

square

#AB5555 #80AB55 #55ABAB #8055AB

split-complementary

#AB5555 #55AB80 #5580AB

monochromatic

#592C2C #824040 #AB5555 #BF7E7E #D3A7A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#AB5555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AB5555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5555

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5555	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)

#686454

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7553

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4956

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 85, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.113 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c88784',
    500: '#ab5555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5555;
$custom-light: #c88784;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 33.858,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55423,
    "c": 0.11304,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5555

secondary

#9BC1C1

accent

#CACA5E

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5555

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

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