#CD4942#CD4942

#CD4942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.169 H 26.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4942
RGB	rgb(205, 73, 66)
HSL	hsl(3, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(3, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 67.8%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.67, 51.79, 32.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.67, 61.16, 32.13°)
OKLab	oklab(58.6% 0.1508 0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(58.6% 0.169 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.5457, 18.1416, 7.1517)
Luminance	0.1814 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4942 #42C6CD

analogous

#CD4280 #CD4942 #CD8F42

triadic

#CD4942 #42CD49 #4942CD

tetradic

#CD4942 #80CD42 #42C6CD #8F42CD

square

#CD4942 #80CD42 #42C6CD #8F42CD

split-complementary

#CD4942 #42CD8F #4280CD

monochromatic

#76231F #A6322C #CD4942 #DA7872 #E7A6A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#CD4942 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#CD4942 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD4942

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4942	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD4942	1.00	4.54	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6440

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E813E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E12948

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4942;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 73, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.169 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48276',
    500: '#cd4942',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4942;
$custom-light: #e48276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4942",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.022,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58597,
    "c": 0.16871,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4942

secondary

#97D0D3

accent

#DAE146

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4942

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

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