#CD4042#CD4042

#CD4042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.178 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4042
RGB	rgb(205, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(359, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 67.8%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.31, 55.46, 30.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.31, 63.48, 29.11°)
OKLab	oklab(57.58% 0.1624 0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(57.58% 0.178 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.9966, 17.0433, 6.9687)
Luminance	0.1704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4042 #40CDCB

analogous

#CD4088 #CD4042 #CD8440

triadic

#CD4042 #42CD40 #4042CD

tetradic

#CD4042 #88CD40 #40CDCB #8440CD

square

#CD4042 #88CD40 #40CDCB #8440CD

split-complementary

#CD4042 #40CD84 #4088CD

monochromatic

#741E20 #A52B2D #CD4042 #DA7172 #E6A1A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#CD4042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#CD4042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4042

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4042	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E11642

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.178 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47d76',
    500: '#cd4042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4042;
$custom-light: #e47d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.149,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57583,
    "c": 0.17764,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4042

secondary

#96D3D2

accent

#E2E046

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4042

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

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