#CD3436#CD3436

#CD3436 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.190 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD3436
RGB	rgb(205, 52, 54)
HSL	hsl(359, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 73.7%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 59.22, 35.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 69.21, 31.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.24% 0.1718 0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(56.24% 0.19 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.0738, 15.7057, 5.0952)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD3436 #34CDCB

analogous

#CD3482 #CD3436 #CD7F34

triadic

#CD3436 #36CD34 #3436CD

tetradic

#CD3436 #82CD34 #34CDCB #7F34CD

square

#CD3436 #82CD34 #34CDCB #7F34CD

split-complementary

#CD3436 #34CD7F #3482CD

monochromatic

#6C1B1C #9D2728 #CD3436 #D96567 #E59697

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#CD3436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#CD3436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD3436

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD3436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD3436	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625934

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E20037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd3436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 52, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.190 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e5776d',
    500: '#cd3436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd3436;
$custom-light: #e5776d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd3436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.216,
    "s": 60.474,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56241,
    "c": 0.18977,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD3436

secondary

#8CD1D0

accent

#E4E244

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#180A07

muted

#867C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD3436

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

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