#CD4444#CD4444

#CD4444 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.173 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4444
RGB	rgb(205, 68, 68)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 66.8%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.93, 53.98, 30.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.93, 61.98, 29.44°)
OKLab	oklab(58.05% 0.1581 0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(58.05% 0.173 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.2903, 17.5348, 7.3626)
Luminance	0.1753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4444 #44CDCD

analogous

#CD4488 #CD4444 #CD8844

triadic

#CD4444 #44CD44 #4444CD

tetradic

#CD4444 #88CD44 #44CDCD #8844CD

square

#CD4444 #88CD44 #44CDCD #8844CD

split-complementary

#CD4444 #44CD88 #4488CD

monochromatic

#772020 #A72D2D #CD4444 #DA7474 #E7A5A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#CD4444 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#CD4444 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4444

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4444	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4444	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)

#696243

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7F40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E12046

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4444;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 68, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.173 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47f78',
    500: '#cd4444',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4444;
$custom-light: #e47f78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4444",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58051,
    "c": 0.17347,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4444

secondary

#99D4D4

accent

#E1E147

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4444

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

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