#CD3228#CD3228
#CD3228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.193 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD3228 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 50, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 67%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 80%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 80.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.20, 59.37, 43.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.20, 73.42, 36.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.91% 0.1694 0.0928) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.91% 0.193 28.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7037, 15.4178, 3.5770) |
| Luminance | 0.1541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.16
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 5.86
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.19
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.23
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.78
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD3228 #28C3CD
analogous
#CD2871 #CD3228 #CD8428
triadic
#CD3228 #28CD32 #3228CD
tetradic
#CD3228 #71CD28 #28C3CD #8428CD
square
#CD3228 #71CD28 #28C3CD #8428CD
split-complementary
#CD3228 #28CD84 #2871CD
monochromatic
#671914 #9A261E #CD3228 #DE5D54 #E88E88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#CD3228 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#CD3228 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CD3228
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD3228 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD3228 | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.08 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625825
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887A20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E20032
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd3228; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 50, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.193 28.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e67663',
500: '#cd3228',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd3228; $custom-light: #e67663; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd3228",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 50,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.636,
"s": 67.347,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55907,
"c": 0.19312,
"h": 28.7
},
"luminance": 0.15414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD3228
secondary
#80CCD1
accent
#E0EA3E
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FFEEEB
border
#D7C9C6
text
#180905
muted
#867B7A