#CD492C#CD492C

#CD492C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.173 H 33.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD492C
RGB	rgb(205, 73, 44)
HSL	hsl(11, 65%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(11, 79%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 78.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.41, 50.82, 44.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.41, 67.42, 41.09°)
OKLab	oklab(58.32% 0.1435 0.0965)
OKLCH	oklch(58.32% 0.173 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.0171, 17.9301, 4.3680)
Luminance	0.1793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD492C #2CB0CD

analogous

#CD2C60 #CD492C #CD9A2C

triadic

#CD492C #2CCD49 #492CCD

tetradic

#CD492C #60CD2C #2CB0CD #9A2CCD

square

#CD492C #60CD2C #2CB0CD #9A2CCD

split-complementary

#CD492C #2CCD9A #2C60CD

monochromatic

#682516 #9B3721 #CD492C #DC725B #E79D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#CD492C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#CD492C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD492C

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD492C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD492C	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6328

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F8027

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E22443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd492c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 73, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.173 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e58267',
    500: '#cd492c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd492c;
$custom-light: #e58267;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd492c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.807,
    "s": 64.659,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58322,
    "c": 0.17291,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD492C

secondary

#84C3D1

accent

#C9E840

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FFEFEB

border

#D7CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD492C

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

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