#CD4742#CD4742

#CD4742 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.171 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4742
RGB	rgb(205, 71, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(2, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 67.8%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.35, 52.64, 32.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.35, 61.68, 31.41°)
OKLab	oklab(58.36% 0.1535 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(58.36% 0.171 26)
XYZ	xyz(28.4164, 17.8830, 7.1086)
Luminance	0.1788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4742 #42C8CD

analogous

#CD4282 #CD4742 #CD8C42

triadic

#CD4742 #42CD47 #4742CD

tetradic

#CD4742 #82CD42 #42C8CD #8C42CD

square

#CD4742 #82CD42 #42C8CD #8C42CD

split-complementary

#CD4742 #42CD8C #4282CD

monochromatic

#76221F #A6302C #CD4742 #DA7672 #E7A5A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#CD4742 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#CD4742 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4742

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4742	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4742	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D803E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E12547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4742;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 71, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.171 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48176',
    500: '#cd4742',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4742;
$custom-light: #e48176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4742",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.158,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58361,
    "c": 0.17072,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.17879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4742

secondary

#97D1D3

accent

#DCE146

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4742

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

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