#CD472C#CD472C
#CD472C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.175 H 33.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD472C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 71, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 65%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 79%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 78.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.10, 51.66, 43.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.10, 67.86, 40.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.09% 0.1461 0.0958) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.09% 0.175 33.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8878, 17.6715, 4.3249) |
| Luminance | 0.1767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.21
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.33
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 6.42
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.21
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.30
Vermillion
#F4320C
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD472C #2CB2CD
analogous
#CD2C62 #CD472C #CD982C
triadic
#CD472C #2CCD47 #472CCD
tetradic
#CD472C #62CD2C #2CB2CD #982CCD
square
#CD472C #62CD2C #2CB2CD #982CCD
split-complementary
#CD472C #2CCD98 #2C62CD
monochromatic
#682416 #9B3621 #CD472C #DC705B #E79C8D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.63
#CD472C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.53
#CD472C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CD472C
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD472C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD472C | 1.00 | 4.63 | 4.53 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6228
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8027
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E22042
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd472c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 71, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.175 33.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e58167',
500: '#cd472c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd472c; $custom-light: #e58167; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd472c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 71,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.062,
"s": 64.659,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58085,
"c": 0.17472,
"h": 33.3
},
"luminance": 0.17667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD472C
secondary
#84C4D1
accent
#CCE840
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FFEFEB
border
#D7CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A