#CD4255#CD4255

#CD4255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.174 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4255
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(352, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(352, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 58.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.93, 55.84, 20.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.93, 59.43, 20.01°)
OKLab	oklab(58.15% 0.1672 0.05)
OKLCH	oklch(58.15% 0.174 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.7675, 17.5354, 10.4624)
Luminance	0.1753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4255 #42CDBA

analogous

#CD429A #CD4255 #CD7542

triadic

#CD4255 #55CD42 #4255CD

tetradic

#CD4255 #9ACD42 #42CDBA #7542CD

square

#CD4255 #9ACD42 #42CDBA #7542CD

split-complementary

#CD4255 #42CD75 #429ACD

monochromatic

#761F2B #A62C3D #CD4255 #DA7281 #E7A3AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#CD4255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#CD4255 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4255

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4255	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666255

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897F51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E0224A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.174 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f84',
    500: '#cd4255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4255;
$custom-light: #e37f84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.799,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58147,
    "c": 0.17449,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4255

secondary

#97D3CB

accent

#E1CC46

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#170B0B

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4255

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

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