#CD4253#CD4253

#CD4253 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.174 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4253
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 83)
HSL	hsl(353, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(353, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 59.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.89, 55.71, 21.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.89, 59.71, 21.10°)
OKLab	oklab(58.11% 0.1664 0.0525)
OKLCH	oklch(58.11% 0.174 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.6892, 17.5041, 10.0499)
Luminance	0.1750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4253 #42CDBC

analogous

#CD4298 #CD4253 #CD7642

triadic

#CD4253 #53CD42 #4253CD

tetradic

#CD4253 #98CD42 #42CDBC #7642CD

square

#CD4253 #98CD42 #42CDBC #7642CD

split-complementary

#CD4253 #42CD76 #4298CD

monochromatic

#761F2A #A62C3B #CD4253 #DA727F #E7A3AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#CD4253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#CD4253 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4253

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4253	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666253

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897F4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02249

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.174 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f83',
    500: '#cd4253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4253;
$custom-light: #e37f83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.662,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58105,
    "c": 0.17449,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4253

secondary

#97D3CC

accent

#E1CE46

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#170B0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4253

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

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