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#ab5142 color: Hot Sauce

#ab5142 is rgb(171, 81, 66) in RGB and oklch(54.413% 0.12147 31.089) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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9°
100%

54.4%
0.121
31°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.99:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #ab5142

#ab5142 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 54.4% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.27:1 contrast and black text 3.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hot Sauce (#ab4f41). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ab5142 mixed with white

  1. ab5142
  2. b56354
  3. be7466
  4. c88578
  5. d0968b
  6. d9a79d
  7. e1b8b0
  8. e9cac4
  9. f1dbd7
  10. f8edeb

Darker: #ab5142 mixed with black

  1. ab5142
  2. 944538
  3. 7e3a2f
  4. 682f25
  5. 54241c
  6. 401a14
  7. 2d100b
  8. 1b0705
  9. 0b0201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ab5142 with less saturation

  1. ab5142
  2. a65547
  3. a1594c
  4. 9b5c51
  5. 966056
  6. 90635a
  7. 8a665f
  8. 846863
  9. 7d6b67
  10. 776d6c

Questions about #ab5142

What color is #ab5142?

#ab5142 is soft red. The closest named color is Hot Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(171, 81, 66), in HSL hsl(8.57, 44.3%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.413% 0.12147 31.089).

What colors go well with #ab5142?

The complementary color of #ab5142 is #008095. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a74e6b and #a15c0e. The triadic partners are #2d834a and #566ab6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ab5142?

White text reads better on #ab5142: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and black gives 3.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ab5142 a warm or cool color?

#ab5142 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 54.4% and its chroma 0.121.