#CD3338#CD3338

#CD3338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.190 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD3338
RGB	rgb(205, 51, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 61%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.1%, 72.7%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.49, 59.63, 34.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.49, 68.93, 30.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% 0.1735 0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.19 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.0776, 15.6365, 5.3330)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD3338 #33CDC8

analogous

#CD3385 #CD3338 #CD7B33

triadic

#CD3338 #38CD33 #3338CD

tetradic

#CD3338 #85CD33 #33CDC8 #7B33CD

square

#CD3338 #85CD33 #33CDC8 #7B33CD

split-complementary

#CD3338 #33CD7B #3385CD

monochromatic

#6B1A1D #9C262A #CD3338 #D96468 #E59598

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#CD3338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#CD3338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD3338

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD3338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD3338	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615937

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E20037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd3338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 51, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.190 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e5776f',
    500: '#cd3338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd3338;
$custom-light: #e5776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd3338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.052,
    "s": 60.63,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56181,
    "c": 0.19037,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD3338

secondary

#8BD0CE

accent

#E4DF44

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEC

border

#D7C9C7

text

#180A07

muted

#867C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD3338

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

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