#CD3736#CD3736

#CD3736 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.187 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD3736
RGB	rgb(205, 55, 54)
HSL	hsl(0, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 73.7%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 58.20, 36.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 68.57, 31.91°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.1685 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.187 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.2120, 15.9820, 5.1413)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD3736 #36CCCD

analogous

#CD3681 #CD3736 #CD8236

triadic

#CD3736 #36CD37 #3736CD

tetradic

#CD3736 #81CD36 #36CCCD #8236CD

square

#CD3736 #81CD36 #36CCCD #8236CD

split-complementary

#CD3736 #36CD82 #3681CD

monochromatic

#6D1C1B #9E2827 #CD3736 #D96867 #E59998

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#CD3736 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#CD3736 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD3736

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD3736	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD3736	1.00	5.01	4.20	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E20039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd3736;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 55, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.187 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e5796d',
    500: '#cd3736',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd3736;
$custom-light: #e5796d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd3736",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.397,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56513,
    "c": 0.18726,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD3736

secondary

#8ED0D1

accent

#E2E344

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#180A07

muted

#867C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD3736

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

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