#CD3853#CD3853

#CD3853 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.185 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD3853
RGB	rgb(205, 56, 83)
HSL	hsl(349, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(349, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 59.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.54, 59.42, 19.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.54, 62.60, 18.35°)
OKLab	oklab(57.1% 0.1783 0.0484)
OKLCH	oklch(57.1% 0.185 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.1552, 16.4361, 9.8719)
Luminance	0.1643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD3853 #38CDB2

analogous

#CD389D #CD3853 #CD6738

triadic

#CD3853 #53CD38 #3853CD

tetradic

#CD3853 #9DCD38 #38CDB2 #6738CD

square

#CD3853 #9DCD38 #38CDB2 #6738CD

split-complementary

#CD3853 #38CD67 #389DCD

monochromatic

#6F1C2B #A0283E #CD3853 #D9697D #E69AA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#CD3853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#CD3853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD3853

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD3853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD3853	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605D53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E00643

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd3853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 56, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.185 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37a83',
    500: '#cd3853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd3853;
$custom-light: #e37a83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd3853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.128,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57102,
    "c": 0.18472,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD3853

secondary

#8FD1C5

accent

#E3C645

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#170A0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD3853

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

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