#CD493E#CD493E
#CD493E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.169 H 28.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD493E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 73, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 69.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.61, 51.58, 34.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.61, 62.20, 33.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.54% 0.1493 0.0799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.54% 0.169 28.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4319, 18.0960, 6.5522) |
| Luminance | 0.1809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.55
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.62
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.33
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.66
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.74
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD493E #3EC2CD
analogous
#CD3E7B #CD493E #CD903E
triadic
#CD493E #3ECD49 #493ECD
tetradic
#CD493E #7BCD3E #3EC2CD #903ECD
square
#CD493E #7BCD3E #3EC2CD #903ECD
split-complementary
#CD493E #3ECD90 #3E7BCD
monochromatic
#73241E #A3342A #CD493E #DA776F #E6A59F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.55
#CD493E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.62
#CD493E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD493E
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD493E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD493E | 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)
#6D643C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E813A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E12847
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd493e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 73, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.169 28.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e48274',
500: '#cd493e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd493e; $custom-light: #e48274; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd493e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 73,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.615,
"s": 58.848,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58538,
"c": 0.16938,
"h": 28.2
},
"luminance": 0.18092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD493E
secondary
#94CED3
accent
#D6E246
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FEEFED
border
#D6CAC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B