#CD3E39#CD3E39

#CD3E39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.181 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD3E39
RGB	rgb(205, 62, 57)
HSL	hsl(2, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(2, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 72.2%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.91, 55.79, 35.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.91, 66.19, 32.56°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% 0.1616 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.181 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.6411, 16.7239, 5.6427)
Luminance	0.1672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD3E39 #39C8CD

analogous

#CD397E #CD3E39 #CD8839

triadic

#CD3E39 #39CD3E #3E39CD

tetradic

#CD3E39 #7ECD39 #39C8CD #8839CD

square

#CD3E39 #7ECD39 #39C8CD #8839CD

split-complementary

#CD3E39 #39CD88 #397ECD

monochromatic

#6F1F1C #A02D28 #CD3E39 #D96E6A #E69D9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#CD3E39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#CD3E39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD3E39

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD3E39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD3E39	1.00	4.83	4.34	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7D34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E10A3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd3e39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 62, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.181 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e57c70',
    500: '#cd3e39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd3e39;
$custom-light: #e57c70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd3e39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.027,
    "s": 59.677,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57241,
    "c": 0.18068,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD3E39

secondary

#90CFD2

accent

#DEE345

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEC

border

#D6C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD3E39

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

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