#CD4945#CD4945

#CD4945 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.168 H 25.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD4945
RGB	rgb(205, 73, 69)
HSL	hsl(2, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(2, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 66.3%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.71, 51.96, 30.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.71, 60.42, 30.69°)
OKLab	oklab(58.64% 0.1519 0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(58.64% 0.168 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.6365, 18.1779, 7.6298)
Luminance	0.1817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD4945 #45C9CD

analogous

#CD4585 #CD4945 #CD8D45

triadic

#CD4945 #45CD49 #4945CD

tetradic

#CD4945 #85CD45 #45C9CD #8D45CD

square

#CD4945 #85CD45 #45C9CD #8D45CD

split-complementary

#CD4945 #45CD8D #4585CD

monochromatic

#772320 #A8312D #CD4945 #DA7875 #E7A7A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#CD4945 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#CD4945 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD4945

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD4945	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD4945	1.00	4.53	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.53	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)

#6C6444

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8141

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E12A49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd4945;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 73, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.168 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48279',
    500: '#cd4945',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd4945;
$custom-light: #e48279;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd4945",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.765,
    "s": 57.627,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58644,
    "c": 0.16825,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD4945

secondary

#9AD2D4

accent

#DCE147

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD4945

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

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