#CD4242#CD4242

#CD4242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.176 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4242
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 67.8%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.60, 54.68, 31.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.60, 62.97, 29.74°)
OKLab	oklab(57.8% 0.1599 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(57.8% 0.176 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.1114, 17.2730, 7.0070)
Luminance	0.1727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4242 #42CDCD

analogous

#CD4287 #CD4242 #CD8742

triadic

#CD4242 #42CD42 #4242CD

tetradic

#CD4242 #87CD42 #42CDCD #8742CD

square

#CD4242 #87CD42 #42CDCD #8742CD

split-complementary

#CD4242 #42CD87 #4287CD

monochromatic

#761F1F #A62C2C #CD4242 #DA7272 #E7A3A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#CD4242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#CD4242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4242

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4242	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686041

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E11B44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.176 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47e76',
    500: '#cd4242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4242;
$custom-light: #e47e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57798,
    "c": 0.17569,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4242

secondary

#97D3D3

accent

#E1E146

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4242

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

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