#AB5556#AB5556

#AB5556 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.113 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5556
RGB	rgb(171, 85, 86)
HSL	hsl(359, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 50%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 49.7%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.75, 35.24, 15.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.75, 38.64, 24.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% 0.1057 0.0399)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.113 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.7243, 15.8291, 10.7135)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5556 #55ABAA

analogous

#AB5581 #AB5556 #AB7F55

triadic

#AB5556 #56AB55 #5556AB

tetradic

#AB5556 #81AB55 #55ABAA #7F55AB

square

#AB5556 #81AB55 #55ABAA #7F55AB

split-complementary

#AB5556 #55AB7F #5581AB

monochromatic

#592C2D #824041 #AB5556 #BF7E7F #D3A7A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#AB5556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#AB5556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5556

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5556	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686455

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7654

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94956

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 85, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.113 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c88785',
    500: '#ab5556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5556;
$custom-light: #c88785;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.302,
    "s": 33.858,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55446,
    "c": 0.11294,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5556

secondary

#9BC1C1

accent

#CAC95E

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5556

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

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