#CD3E55#CD3E55

#CD3E55 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.179 H 15.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD3E55
RGB	rgb(205, 62, 85)
HSL	hsl(350, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(350, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 58.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.37, 57.39, 19.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.37, 60.64, 18.85°)
OKLab	oklab(57.73% 0.1721 0.0482)
OKLCH	oklch(57.73% 0.179 15.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.5419, 17.0843, 10.3872)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD3E55 #3ECDB6

analogous

#CD3E9C #CD3E55 #CD6F3E

triadic

#CD3E55 #55CD3E #3E55CD

tetradic

#CD3E55 #9CCD3E #3ECDB6 #6F3ECD

square

#CD3E55 #9CCD3E #3ECDB6 #6F3ECD

split-complementary

#CD3E55 #3ECD6F #3E9CCD

monochromatic

#731E2B #A32A3E #CD3E55 #DA6F80 #E69FAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#CD3E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#CD3E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD3E55

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD3E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD3E55	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636055

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887E51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E01A47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd3e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 62, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.179 15.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37d84',
    500: '#cd3e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd3e55;
$custom-light: #e37d84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd3e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.35,
    "s": 58.848,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57728,
    "c": 0.17873,
    "h": 15.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD3E55

secondary

#94D3C9

accent

#E2C946

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#170A0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD3E55

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

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