#CD462C#CD462C

#CD462C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.176 H 32.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD462C
RGB	rgb(205, 70, 44)
HSL	hsl(10, 65%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(10, 79%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.9%, 78.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.94, 52.08, 43.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.94, 68.08, 40.09°)
OKLab	oklab(57.97% 0.1474 0.0955)
OKLCH	oklch(57.97% 0.176 32.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.8248, 17.5454, 4.3038)
Luminance	0.1754 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD462C #2CB3CD

analogous

#CD2C63 #CD462C #CD972C

triadic

#CD462C #2CCD46 #462CCD

tetradic

#CD462C #63CD2C #2CB3CD #972CCD

square

#CD462C #63CD2C #2CB3CD #972CCD

split-complementary

#CD462C #2CCD97 #2C63CD

monochromatic

#682416 #9B3521 #CD462C #DC6F5B #E79B8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#CD462C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#CD462C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD462C

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD462C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD462C	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)

#6D6128

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E7F26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E21E41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd462c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 70, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.176 32.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e58067',
    500: '#cd462c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd462c;
$custom-light: #e58067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd462c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.689,
    "s": 64.659,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57968,
    "c": 0.17562,
    "h": 32.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD462C

secondary

#84C4D1

accent

#CDE840

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FFEFEB

border

#D7CAC6

text

#180B06

muted

#867C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD462C

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

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