#CD4256#CD4256

#CD4256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.174 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4256
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 86)
HSL	hsl(351, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(351, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 58%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.95, 55.91, 19.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.95, 59.30, 19.47°)
OKLab	oklab(58.17% 0.1676 0.0487)
OKLCH	oklch(58.17% 0.175 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.8075, 17.5514, 10.6731)
Luminance	0.1755 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4256 #42CDB9

analogous

#CD429B #CD4256 #CD7342

triadic

#CD4256 #56CD42 #4256CD

tetradic

#CD4256 #9BCD42 #42CDB9 #7342CD

square

#CD4256 #9BCD42 #42CDB9 #7342CD

split-complementary

#CD4256 #42CD73 #429BCD

monochromatic

#761F2C #A62C3D #CD4256 #DA7281 #E7A3AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#CD4256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#CD4256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4256

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4256	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)

#656256

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897F52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E0234A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.174 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f85',
    500: '#cd4256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4256;
$custom-light: #e37f85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.367,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58168,
    "c": 0.1745,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4256

secondary

#97D3CB

accent

#E1CB46

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#170B0B

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4256

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

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