#CD4550#CD4550

#CD4550 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.171 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4550
RGB	rgb(205, 69, 80)
HSL	hsl(355, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(355, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 61%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.28, 54.30, 23.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.28, 59.29, 23.67°)
OKLab	oklab(58.38% 0.1614 0.0576)
OKLCH	oklch(58.38% 0.171 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.7557, 17.8185, 9.5130)
Luminance	0.1782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4550 #45CDC2

analogous

#CD4594 #CD4550 #CD7E45

triadic

#CD4550 #50CD45 #4550CD

tetradic

#CD4550 #94CD45 #45CDC2 #7E45CD

square

#CD4550 #94CD45 #45CDC2 #7E45CD

split-complementary

#CD4550 #45CD7E #4594CD

monochromatic

#772027 #A82D37 #CD4550 #DA757D #E7A5AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#CD4550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#CD4550 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4550

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4550	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68634F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B804C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E0264A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 69, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.171 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38081',
    500: '#cd4550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4550;
$custom-light: #e38081;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.147,
    "s": 57.627,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58376,
    "c": 0.17138,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4550

secondary

#9AD4CF

accent

#E1D447

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4550

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

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