#CD3C42#CD3C42

#CD3C42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.181 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD3C42
RGB	rgb(205, 60, 66)
HSL	hsl(358, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(358, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 67.8%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.76, 56.98, 30.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.76, 64.49, 27.94°)
OKLab	oklab(57.17% 0.1672 0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(57.17% 0.181 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.7791, 16.6083, 6.8962)
Luminance	0.1660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD3C42 #3CCDC7

analogous

#CD3C8B #CD3C42 #CD7E3C

triadic

#CD3C42 #42CD3C #3C42CD

tetradic

#CD3C42 #8BCD3C #3CCDC7 #7E3CCD

square

#CD3C42 #8BCD3C #3CCDC7 #7E3CCD

split-complementary

#CD3C42 #3CCD7E #3C8BCD

monochromatic

#711D21 #A22A2F #CD3C42 #D96D71 #E69DA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#CD3C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#CD3C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD3C42

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD3C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD3C42	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E10740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd3c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 60, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.181 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47b76',
    500: '#cd3c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd3c42;
$custom-light: #e47b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd3c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.517,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57171,
    "c": 0.18146,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD3C42

secondary

#93D2D0

accent

#E2DC45

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD3C42

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

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