#CD3636#CD3636

#CD3636 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.188 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD3636
RGB	rgb(205, 54, 54)
HSL	hsl(0, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 73.7%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 58.55, 36.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 68.78, 31.66°)
OKLab	oklab(56.42% 0.1696 0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(56.42% 0.188 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.1650, 15.8880, 5.1256)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD3636 #36CDCD

analogous

#CD3681 #CD3636 #CD8136

triadic

#CD3636 #36CD36 #3636CD

tetradic

#CD3636 #81CD36 #36CDCD #8136CD

square

#CD3636 #81CD36 #36CDCD #8136CD

split-complementary

#CD3636 #36CD81 #3681CD

monochromatic

#6D1B1B #9E2727 #CD3636 #D96767 #E59898

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#CD3636 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#CD3636 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD3636

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD3636	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD3636	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E20038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd3636;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 54, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.188 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e5786d',
    500: '#cd3636',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd3636;
$custom-light: #e5786d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd3636",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56421,
    "c": 0.18811,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD3636

secondary

#8ED1D1

accent

#E3E344

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#180A07

muted

#867C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD3636

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

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