#AB9999#AB9999

#AB9999 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.021 H 17.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB9999
RGB	rgb(171, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(0, 10%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(0, 11%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 10.5%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.76, 6.62, 2.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.76, 7.05, 20.07°)
OKLab	oklab(69.87% 0.0203 0.0065)
OKLCH	oklch(69.87% 0.021 17.7)
XYZ	xyz(33.9351, 33.7409, 34.8558)
Luminance	0.3374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB9999 #99ABAB

analogous

#AB99A2 #AB9999 #ABA299

triadic

#AB9999 #99AB99 #9999AB

tetradic

#AB9999 #A2AB99 #99ABAB #A299AB

square

#AB9999 #A2AB99 #99ABAB #A299AB

split-complementary

#AB9999 #99ABA2 #99A2AB

monochromatic

#6F5B5B #8F7777 #AB9999 #C7BBBB #E2DCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.71

#AB9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.75

#AB9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #AB9999

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB9999	1.00	2.71	7.75	7.75
#FFFFFF	2.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9C9B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A09E99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF9799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.021 17.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4b7b7',
    500: '#ab9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab9999;
$custom-light: #c4b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 9.677,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69869,
    "c": 0.02134,
    "h": 17.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.3374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB9999

secondary

#CDD3D3

accent

#949452

background

#FCFBFB

surface

#F8F6F6

border

#D1D0D0

text

#121111

muted

#818080

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB9999

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

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