#CD312C#CD312C

#CD312C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.193 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD312C
RGB	rgb(205, 49, 44)
HSL	hsl(2, 65%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 79%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 78.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 59.81, 40.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 72.49, 34.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% 0.1716 0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.193 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.7330, 15.3619, 3.9399)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD312C #2CC8CD

analogous

#CD2C78 #CD312C #CD822C

triadic

#CD312C #2CCD31 #312CCD

tetradic

#CD312C #78CD2C #2CC8CD #822CCD

square

#CD312C #78CD2C #2CC8CD #822CCD

split-complementary

#CD312C #2CCD82 #2C78CD

monochromatic

#681916 #9B2521 #CD312C #DC5F5B #E7908D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#CD312C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#CD312C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD312C

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD312C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD312C	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887925

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E20032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd312c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 49, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.193 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e67666',
    500: '#cd312c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd312c;
$custom-light: #e67666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd312c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.863,
    "s": 64.659,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55863,
    "c": 0.19336,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD312C

secondary

#84CED1

accent

#E2E840

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#180906

muted

#867B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD312C

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

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