#CD3E50#CD3E50

#CD3E50 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.179 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD3E50
RGB	rgb(205, 62, 80)
HSL	hsl(352, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(352, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 61%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 57.05, 22.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 61.32, 21.51°)
OKLab	oklab(57.63% 0.1702 0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(57.63% 0.179 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.3503, 17.0076, 9.3778)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD3E50 #3ECDBB

analogous

#CD3E97 #CD3E50 #CD743E

triadic

#CD3E50 #50CD3E #3E50CD

tetradic

#CD3E50 #97CD3E #3ECDBB #743ECD

square

#CD3E50 #97CD3E #3ECDBB #743ECD

split-complementary

#CD3E50 #3ECD74 #3E97CD

monochromatic

#731E28 #A32A3A #CD3E50 #DA6F7C #E69FA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#CD3E50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#CD3E50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD3E50

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD3E50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD3E50	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646050

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887E4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01746

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd3e50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 62, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.179 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37d81',
    500: '#cd3e50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd3e50;
$custom-light: #e37d81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd3e50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.448,
    "s": 58.848,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57625,
    "c": 0.17871,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD3E50

secondary

#94D3CB

accent

#E2CE46

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170A0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD3E50

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

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