#AB5656#AB5656

#AB5656 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.112 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5656
RGB	rgb(171, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(0, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 50%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 49.7%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 34.71, 16.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 38.28, 24.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.104 0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.112 21.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8036, 15.9877, 10.7400)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5656 #56ABAB

analogous

#AB5680 #AB5656 #AB8056

triadic

#AB5656 #56AB56 #5656AB

tetradic

#AB5656 #80AB56 #56ABAB #8056AB

square

#AB5656 #80AB56 #56ABAB #8056AB

split-complementary

#AB5656 #56AB80 #5680AB

monochromatic

#5A2D2D #834141 #AB5656 #BF7F7F #D4A8A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#AB5656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#AB5656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5656

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5656	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696555

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7654

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94A57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.112 21.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c88885',
    500: '#ab5656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5656;
$custom-light: #c88885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 33.597,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55604,
    "c": 0.11165,
    "h": 21.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5656

secondary

#9BC1C1

accent

#CACA5E

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#140B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5656

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

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