#CD4551#CD4551

#CD4551 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.171 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4551
RGB	rgb(205, 69, 81)
HSL	hsl(355, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(355, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 60.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.29, 54.37, 23.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.29, 59.12, 23.13°)
OKLab	oklab(58.4% 0.1618 0.0564)
OKLCH	oklch(58.4% 0.171 19.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.7929, 17.8334, 9.7090)
Luminance	0.1783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4551 #45CDC1

analogous

#CD4595 #CD4551 #CD7D45

triadic

#CD4551 #51CD45 #4551CD

tetradic

#CD4551 #95CD45 #45CDC1 #7D45CD

square

#CD4551 #95CD45 #45CDC1 #7D45CD

split-complementary

#CD4551 #45CD7D #4595CD

monochromatic

#772028 #A82D38 #CD4551 #DA757E #E7A5AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#CD4551 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#CD4551 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4551

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4551	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4551	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686351

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B804D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E0264A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4551;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 69, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.171 19.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38081',
    500: '#cd4551',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4551;
$custom-light: #e38081;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4551",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.706,
    "s": 57.627,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58395,
    "c": 0.17133,
    "h": 19.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4551

secondary

#9AD4CF

accent

#E1D347

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4551

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

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