#CD4738#CD4738

#CD4738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.172 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4738
RGB	rgb(205, 71, 56)
HSL	hsl(6, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(6, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 72.7%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.22, 52.14, 37.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.22, 64.33, 35.85°)
OKLab	oklab(58.22% 0.1499 0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(58.22% 0.172 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.1469, 17.7752, 5.6894)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4738 #38BECD

analogous

#CD3873 #CD4738 #CD9138

triadic

#CD4738 #38CD47 #4738CD

tetradic

#CD4738 #73CD38 #38BECD #9138CD

square

#CD4738 #73CD38 #38BECD #9138CD

split-complementary

#CD4738 #38CD91 #3873CD

monochromatic

#6F241C #A03428 #CD4738 #D97469 #E6A19A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#CD4738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#CD4738 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4738

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4738	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6235

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8034

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E12344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 71, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.172 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4816f',
    500: '#cd4738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4738;
$custom-light: #e4816f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.04,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5822,
    "c": 0.17241,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4738

secondary

#8FCBD1

accent

#D3E345

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4738

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

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