Answer is: acidity.
Acid-base indicators are usually weak acids or bases and they are chemical detectors for hydrogen or hydronium cations.
Example for acid-base indicator is phenolphthalein (molecular formula C₂₀H₁₄O₄). Phenolphthalein is colorless in acidic solutions and pink in basic solutions.
Another example is methyl orange. It is red colour in acidic solutions and yellow colour in basic solutions.
