#CD4849#CD4849

#CD4849 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.169 H 23.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4849
RGB	rgb(205, 72, 73)
HSL	hsl(360, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(360, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 64.4%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.62, 52.61, 28.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.62, 59.78, 28.35°)
OKLab	oklab(58.59% 0.1548 0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(58.59% 0.169 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.6997, 18.0989, 8.2842)
Luminance	0.1809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4849 #48CDCC

analogous

#CD488C #CD4849 #CD8A48

triadic

#CD4849 #49CD48 #4849CD

tetradic

#CD4849 #8CCD48 #48CDCC #8A48CD

square

#CD4849 #8CCD48 #48CDCC #8A48CD

split-complementary

#CD4849 #48CD8A #488CCD

monochromatic

#792122 #A92E2F #CD4849 #DA7879 #E7A8A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#CD4849 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#CD4849 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD4849

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4849	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD4849	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6448

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8145

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E1294A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4849;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 72, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.169 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e3827b',
    500: '#cd4849',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4849;
$custom-light: #e3827b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4849",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.549,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58592,
    "c": 0.16877,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4849

secondary

#9CD5D4

accent

#E0DF47

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4849

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

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