#CD4257#CD4257

#CD4257 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.175 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4257
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 87)
HSL	hsl(351, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(351, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 57.6%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.97, 55.99, 19.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.97, 59.18, 18.92°)
OKLab	oklab(58.19% 0.168 0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(58.19% 0.175 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.8481, 17.5676, 10.8868)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4257 #42CDB8

analogous

#CD429D #CD4257 #CD7242

triadic

#CD4257 #57CD42 #4257CD

tetradic

#CD4257 #9DCD42 #42CDB8 #7242CD

square

#CD4257 #9DCD42 #42CDB8 #7242CD

split-complementary

#CD4257 #42CD72 #429DCD

monochromatic

#761F2C #A62C3E #CD4257 #DA7282 #E7A3AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#CD4257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#CD4257 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4257

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4257	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656257

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897F53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E0234B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.175 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f86',
    500: '#cd4257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4257;
$custom-light: #e37f86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.935,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58189,
    "c": 0.17451,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4257

secondary

#97D3CA

accent

#E1CA46

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#170B0B

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4257

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

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