#CD4259#CD4259

#CD4259 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.175 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4259
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 89)
HSL	hsl(350, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(350, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 56.6%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.01, 56.13, 18.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.01, 58.96, 17.81°)
OKLab	oklab(58.23% 0.1687 0.0448)
OKLCH	oklch(58.23% 0.175 14.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.9309, 17.6008, 11.3231)
Luminance	0.1760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4259 #42CDB6

analogous

#CD429E #CD4259 #CD7042

triadic

#CD4259 #59CD42 #4259CD

tetradic

#CD4259 #9ECD42 #42CDB6 #7042CD

square

#CD4259 #9ECD42 #42CDB6 #7042CD

split-complementary

#CD4259 #42CD70 #429ECD

monochromatic

#761F2D #A62C40 #CD4259 #DA7284 #E7A3AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#CD4259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#CD4259 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4259

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4259	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897F55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E0244B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.175 14.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37f87',
    500: '#cd4259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4259;
$custom-light: #e37f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.072,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58233,
    "c": 0.17458,
    "h": 14.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4259

secondary

#97D3C9

accent

#E1C846

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#170B0B

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4259

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

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