#CD494C#CD494C

#CD494C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.167 H 22.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD494C
RGB	rgb(205, 73, 76)
HSL	hsl(359, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(359, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 62.9%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.82, 52.38, 26.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.82, 58.87, 27.16°)
OKLab	oklab(58.76% 0.1546 0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(58.76% 0.167 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.8667, 18.2700, 8.8425)
Luminance	0.1827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD494C #49CDCA

analogous

#CD498E #CD494C #CD8849

triadic

#CD494C #4CCD49 #494CCD

tetradic

#CD494C #8ECD49 #49CDCA #8849CD

square

#CD494C #8ECD49 #49CDCA #8849CD

split-complementary

#CD494C #49CD88 #498ECD

monochromatic

#7A2224 #AA2F32 #CD494C #DA797B #E7A9AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#CD494C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#CD494C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD494C

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD494C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD494C	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B654B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8148

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E02C4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd494c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 73, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.167 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e3827e',
    500: '#cd494c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd494c;
$custom-light: #e3827e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd494c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.636,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58762,
    "c": 0.16739,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD494C

secondary

#9DD5D4

accent

#E0DD48

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD494C

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

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