#CD4045#CD4045

#CD4045 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.177 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4045
RGB	rgb(205, 64, 69)
HSL	hsl(358, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 66.3%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.36, 55.62, 29.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.36, 62.81, 27.68°)
OKLab	oklab(57.63% 0.1635 0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(57.63% 0.177 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.0874, 17.0797, 7.4468)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4045 #40CDC8

analogous

#CD408C #CD4045 #CD8140

triadic

#CD4045 #45CD40 #4045CD

tetradic

#CD4045 #8CCD40 #40CDC8 #8140CD

square

#CD4045 #8CCD40 #40CDC8 #8140CD

split-complementary

#CD4045 #40CD81 #408CCD

monochromatic

#741E21 #A52B2F #CD4045 #DA7174 #E6A1A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#CD4045 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#CD4045 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4045

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4045	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4045	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)

#676044

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7E41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E11743

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4045;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 64, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.177 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47d78',
    500: '#cd4045',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4045;
$custom-light: #e47d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4045",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.872,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57632,
    "c": 0.17733,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4045

secondary

#96D3D1

accent

#E2DC46

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170A09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4045

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

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