#CD452C#CD452C

#CD452C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.177 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD452C
RGB	rgb(205, 69, 44)
HSL	hsl(9, 65%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(9, 79%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 78.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.79, 52.50, 43.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.79, 68.29, 39.76°)
OKLab	oklab(57.85% 0.1487 0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(57.85% 0.177 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.7627, 17.4213, 4.2832)
Luminance	0.1742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD452C #2CB4CD

analogous

#CD2C64 #CD452C #CD962C

triadic

#CD452C #2CCD45 #452CCD

tetradic

#CD452C #64CD2C #2CB4CD #962CCD

square

#CD452C #64CD2C #2CB4CD #962CCD

split-complementary

#CD452C #2CCD96 #2C64CD

monochromatic

#682316 #9B3421 #CD452C #DC6F5B #E79B8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#CD452C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#CD452C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD452C

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD452C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD452C	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6128

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E7F26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E21B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd452c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 69, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.177 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e58067',
    500: '#cd452c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd452c;
$custom-light: #e58067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd452c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.317,
    "s": 64.659,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57853,
    "c": 0.17653,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD452C

secondary

#84C5D1

accent

#CEE840

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FFEFEB

border

#D7CAC6

text

#180B06

muted

#867C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD452C

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

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