#CD4838#CD4838

#CD4838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.171 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4838
RGB	rgb(205, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(6, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(6, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 72.7%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, 51.72, 37.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 64.10, 36.20°)
OKLab	oklab(58.34% 0.1486 0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(58.34% 0.171 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.2111, 17.9034, 5.7108)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4838 #38BDCD

analogous

#CD3872 #CD4838 #CD9238

triadic

#CD4838 #38CD48 #4838CD

tetradic

#CD4838 #72CD38 #38BDCD #9238CD

square

#CD4838 #72CD38 #38BDCD #9238CD

split-complementary

#CD4838 #38CD92 #3872CD

monochromatic

#6F251C #A03528 #CD4838 #D97569 #E6A29A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#CD4838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#CD4838 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CD4838

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CD4838	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)

#6D6335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8034

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E12545

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.171 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4816f',
    500: '#cd4838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4838;
$custom-light: #e4816f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.443,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58338,
    "c": 0.17145,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4838

secondary

#8FCAD1

accent

#D2E345

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4838

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

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