#CD493F#CD493F
#CD493F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.169 H 27.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD493F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 73, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 69.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.63, 51.63, 34.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.63, 61.93, 33.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.55% 0.1497 0.0789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.55% 0.169 27.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4596, 18.1071, 6.6981) |
| Luminance | 0.1810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.37
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.39
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.21
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.45
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.48
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD493F #3FC3CD
analogous
#CD3F7C #CD493F #CD903F
triadic
#CD493F #3FCD49 #493FCD
tetradic
#CD493F #7CCD3F #3FC3CD #903FCD
square
#CD493F #7CCD3F #3FC3CD #903FCD
split-complementary
#CD493F #3FCD90 #3F7CCD
monochromatic
#74241E #A4332B #CD493F #DA7770 #E6A5A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.54
#CD493F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.62
#CD493F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD493F
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD493F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD493F | 1.00 | 4.54 | 4.62 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.54 | 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)
#6D643D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E813B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E12848
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd493f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 73, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.169 27.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e48274',
500: '#cd493f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd493f; $custom-light: #e48274; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd493f",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 73,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.225,
"s": 58.678,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58552,
"c": 0.16921,
"h": 27.8
},
"luminance": 0.18103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD493F
secondary
#95CED3
accent
#D7E246
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FEEFED
border
#D6CAC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B