#CD3843#CD3843

#CD3843 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.185 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD3843
RGB	rgb(205, 56, 67)
HSL	hsl(356, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(356, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 67.3%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.26, 58.47, 29.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.26, 65.26, 26.38°)
OKLab	oklab(56.8% 0.1721 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(56.8% 0.185 21.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.6071, 16.2169, 6.9856)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD3843 #38CDC2

analogous

#CD388E #CD3843 #CD7738

triadic

#CD3843 #43CD38 #3843CD

tetradic

#CD3843 #8ECD38 #38CDC2 #7738CD

square

#CD3843 #8ECD38 #38CDC2 #7738CD

split-complementary

#CD3843 #38CD77 #388ECD

monochromatic

#6F1C22 #A02831 #CD3843 #D96971 #E69A9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#CD3843 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#CD3843 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD3843

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD3843	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD3843	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E1003D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd3843;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 56, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.185 21.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47a77',
    500: '#cd3843',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd3843;
$custom-light: #e47a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd3843",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.57,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.568,
    "c": 0.18507,
    "h": 21.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD3843

secondary

#8FD1CC

accent

#E3D745

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD3843

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

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