#CD2E48#CD2E48

#CD2E48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.194 H 17.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD2E48
RGB	rgb(205, 46, 72)
HSL	hsl(350, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(350, 78%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 64.9%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 61.97, 24.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 66.69, 21.68°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% 0.1844 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.194 17.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.3265, 15.4052, 7.6643)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD2E48 #2ECDB3

analogous

#CD2E98 #CD2E48 #CD642E

triadic

#CD2E48 #48CD2E #2E48CD

tetradic

#CD2E48 #98CD2E #2ECDB3 #642ECD

square

#CD2E48 #98CD2E #2ECDB3 #642ECD

split-complementary

#CD2E48 #2ECD64 #2E98CD

monochromatic

#691825 #9B2336 #CD2E48 #DB5D72 #E68F9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#CD2E48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#CD2E48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD2E48

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD2E48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD2E48	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5848

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857943

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E10039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd2e48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 46, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.194 17.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4757a',
    500: '#cd2e48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd2e48;
$custom-light: #e4757a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd2e48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.189,
    "s": 63.347,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56029,
    "c": 0.1935,
    "h": 17.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD2E48

secondary

#86D0C4

accent

#E6CB41

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170909

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD2E48

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

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