#CD4842#CD4842

#CD4842 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.170 H 26.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4842
RGB	rgb(205, 72, 66)
HSL	hsl(3, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(3, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 67.8%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.51, 52.22, 32.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.51, 61.42, 31.77°)
OKLab	oklab(58.48% 0.1521 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(58.48% 0.17 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.4805, 18.0112, 7.1300)
Luminance	0.1801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4842 #42C7CD

analogous

#CD4281 #CD4842 #CD8D42

triadic

#CD4842 #42CD48 #4842CD

tetradic

#CD4842 #81CD42 #42C7CD #8D42CD

square

#CD4842 #81CD42 #42C7CD #8D42CD

split-complementary

#CD4842 #42CD8D #4281CD

monochromatic

#76231F #A6312C #CD4842 #DA7772 #E7A6A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#CD4842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#CD4842 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD4842

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD4842	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6440

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D803E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E12748

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 72, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.170 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48276',
    500: '#cd4842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4842;
$custom-light: #e48276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.59,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58478,
    "c": 0.16972,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4842

secondary

#97D1D3

accent

#DBE146

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4842

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

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