#CD4740#CD4740

#CD4740 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.171 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4740
RGB	rgb(205, 71, 64)
HSL	hsl(3, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(3, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 68.8%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.33, 52.53, 33.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.33, 62.18, 32.35°)
OKLab	oklab(58.33% 0.1527 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(58.33% 0.171 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.3585, 17.8598, 6.8035)
Luminance	0.1786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4740 #40C6CD

analogous

#CD407F #CD4740 #CD8E40

triadic

#CD4740 #40CD47 #4740CD

tetradic

#CD4740 #7FCD40 #40C6CD #8E40CD

square

#CD4740 #7FCD40 #40C6CD #8E40CD

split-complementary

#CD4740 #40CD8E #407FCD

monochromatic

#74231E #A5312B #CD4740 #DA7671 #E6A4A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#CD4740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#CD4740 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4740

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4740	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C633E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D803C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E12546

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 71, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.171 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48175',
    500: '#cd4740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4740;
$custom-light: #e48175;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.979,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58331,
    "c": 0.17103,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4740

secondary

#96D0D3

accent

#DAE246

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4740

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

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