#AB6255#AB6255

#AB6255 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.098 H 31.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB6255
RGB	rgb(171, 98, 85)
HSL	hsl(9, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(9, 50%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.7%, 50.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.56, 28.11, 20.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.56, 34.63, 35.75°)
OKLab	oklab(57.58% 0.0836 0.0502)
OKLCH	oklch(57.58% 0.098 31)
XYZ	xyz(22.8034, 18.0513, 10.8759)
Luminance	0.1805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB6255 #559EAB

analogous

#AB5573 #AB6255 #AB8D55

triadic

#AB6255 #55AB62 #6255AB

tetradic

#AB6255 #73AB55 #559EAB #8D55AB

square

#AB6255 #73AB55 #559EAB #8D55AB

split-complementary

#AB6255 #55AB8D #5573AB

monochromatic

#59332C #824A40 #AB6255 #BF887E #D3AEA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#AB6255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#AB6255 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB6255

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB6255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB6255	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736D54

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9575F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab6255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 98, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.098 31.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c78f85',
    500: '#ab6255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab6255;
$custom-light: #c78f85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab6255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.07,
    "s": 33.858,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5758,
    "c": 0.0975,
    "h": 31
  },
  "luminance": 0.18049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB6255

secondary

#9BBBC1

accent

#BACA5E

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9F0EF

border

#D2CBCA

text

#130C0B

muted

#827D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB6255

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

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