#CD4251#CD4251

#CD4251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.175 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4251
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 81)
HSL	hsl(354, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(354, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 60.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.85, 55.57, 22.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.85, 60.01, 22.17°)
OKLab	oklab(58.07% 0.1656 0.0551)
OKLCH	oklch(58.07% 0.175 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.6131, 17.4736, 9.6490)
Luminance	0.1747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4251 #42CDBE

analogous

#CD4296 #CD4251 #CD7842

triadic

#CD4251 #51CD42 #4251CD

tetradic

#CD4251 #96CD42 #42CDBE #7842CD

square

#CD4251 #96CD42 #42CDBE #7842CD

split-complementary

#CD4251 #42CD78 #4296CD

monochromatic

#761F28 #A62C39 #CD4251 #DA727E #E7A3AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#CD4251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#CD4251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4251

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4251	1.00	4.67	4.49	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666251

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7F4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02148

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.175 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f81',
    500: '#cd4251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4251;
$custom-light: #e37f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.525,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58065,
    "c": 0.17453,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4251

secondary

#97D3CD

accent

#E1D146

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4251

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

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