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#ab5953 color: Artisan Red

#ab5953 is rgb(171, 89, 83) in RGB and oklch(56.021% 0.10834 25.457) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

56%
0.108
25°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.29:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #ab5953

#ab5953 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 56% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 25°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast and black text 4.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Artisan Red (#ac5b50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ab5953 mixed with white

  1. ab5953
  2. b56963
  3. be7a73
  4. c78a84
  5. d09a95
  6. d8aba6
  7. e0bbb7
  8. e8ccc9
  9. f0dddb
  10. f8eeed

Darker: #ab5953 mixed with black

  1. ab5953
  2. 944c47
  3. 7e403b
  4. 683430
  5. 542825
  6. 401d1b
  7. 2d1311
  8. 1b0908
  9. 0b0302
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ab5953 with less saturation

  1. ab5953
  2. a65c57
  3. a1605a
  4. 9c635d
  5. 976661
  6. 926864
  7. 8c6b68
  8. 876e6b
  9. 81706e
  10. 7b7271

Questions about #ab5953

What color is #ab5953?

#ab5953 is soft red. The closest named color is Artisan Red. In RGB it is rgb(171, 89, 83), in HSL hsl(4.09, 34.65%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.021% 0.10834 25.457).

What colors go well with #ab5953?

The complementary color of #ab5953 is #008693. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a55877 and #a4622f. The triadic partners are #47854c and #5672b4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ab5953?

White text reads better on #ab5953: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and black gives 4.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ab5953 a warm or cool color?

#ab5953 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 25 degrees, its lightness 56% and its chroma 0.108.