#CD453C#CD453C

#CD453C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.174 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD453C
RGB	rgb(205, 69, 60)
HSL	hsl(4, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 70.7%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.97, 53.16, 35.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.97, 63.72, 33.46°)
OKLab	oklab(58.04% 0.1539 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(58.04% 0.174 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.1236, 17.5657, 6.1837)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD453C #3CC4CD

analogous

#CD3C7C #CD453C #CD8E3C

triadic

#CD453C #3CCD45 #453CCD

tetradic

#CD453C #7CCD3C #3CC4CD #8E3CCD

square

#CD453C #7CCD3C #3CC4CD #8E3CCD

split-complementary

#CD453C #3CCD8E #3C7CCD

monochromatic

#71221D #A2312A #CD453C #D9736D #E6A29D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#CD453C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#CD453C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD453C

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD453C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD453C	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)

#6B623A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E12044

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd453c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 69, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.174 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48072',
    500: '#cd453c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd453c;
$custom-light: #e48072;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd453c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.724,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58043,
    "c": 0.17363,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD453C

secondary

#93CED2

accent

#D9E245

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD453C

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

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