#CD4048#CD4048

#CD4048 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.177 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4048
RGB	rgb(205, 64, 72)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(357, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 64.9%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.41, 55.79, 27.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.41, 62.18, 26.20°)
OKLab	oklab(57.68% 0.1646 0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(57.68% 0.177 21.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.1828, 17.1179, 7.9497)
Luminance	0.1711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4048 #40CDC5

analogous

#CD408E #CD4048 #CD7F40

triadic

#CD4048 #48CD40 #4048CD

tetradic

#CD4048 #8ECD40 #40CDC5 #7F40CD

square

#CD4048 #8ECD40 #40CDC5 #7F40CD

split-complementary

#CD4048 #40CD7F #408ECD

monochromatic

#741E23 #A52B32 #CD4048 #DA7176 #E6A1A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#CD4048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#CD4048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4048

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4048	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666047

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7E44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E11844

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 64, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.177 21.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47d7b',
    500: '#cd4048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4048;
$custom-light: #e47d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.596,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57683,
    "c": 0.17707,
    "h": 21.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4048

secondary

#96D3CF

accent

#E2D946

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170A09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4048

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

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