#CD3553#CD3553

#CD3553 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.188 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD3553
RGB	rgb(205, 53, 83)
HSL	hsl(348, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(348, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 59.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, 60.44, 19.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 63.42, 17.64°)
OKLab	oklab(56.83% 0.1816 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(56.83% 0.188 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.0141, 16.1539, 9.8248)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD3553 #35CDAF

analogous

#CD359F #CD3553 #CD6335

triadic

#CD3553 #53CD35 #3553CD

tetradic

#CD3553 #9FCD35 #35CDAF #6335CD

square

#CD3553 #9FCD35 #35CDAF #6335CD

split-complementary

#CD3553 #35CD63 #359FCD

monochromatic

#6D1B2B #9E273E #CD3553 #D9667D #E597A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#CD3553 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#CD3553 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD3553

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD3553	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD3553	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857B4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E00042

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd3553;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 53, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.188 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37983',
    500: '#cd3553',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd3553;
$custom-light: #e37983;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd3553",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.158,
    "s": 60.317,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56831,
    "c": 0.18759,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD3553

secondary

#8DD1C3

accent

#E3C444

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEEE

border

#D6C9C9

text

#170A0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD3553

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

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