#CD493C#CD493C

#CD493C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.170 H 28.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD493C
RGB	rgb(205, 73, 60)
HSL	hsl(5, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 70.7%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.59, 51.48, 35.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.59, 62.74, 34.85°)
OKLab	oklab(58.51% 0.1486 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(58.51% 0.17 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.3780, 18.0745, 6.2685)
Luminance	0.1807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD493C #3CC0CD

analogous

#CD3C78 #CD493C #CD913C

triadic

#CD493C #3CCD49 #493CCD

tetradic

#CD493C #78CD3C #3CC0CD #913CCD

square

#CD493C #78CD3C #3CC0CD #913CCD

split-complementary

#CD493C #3CCD91 #3C78CD

monochromatic

#71251D #A2342A #CD493C #D9766D #E6A49D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#CD493C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#CD493C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD493C

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD493C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD493C	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D643A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8138

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E12847

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd493c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 73, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.170 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48272',
    500: '#cd493c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd493c;
$custom-light: #e48272;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd493c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.379,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5851,
    "c": 0.16974,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD493C

secondary

#93CCD2

accent

#D4E245

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEC

border

#D6CAC7

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD493C

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

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