#CD4A4D#CD4A4D
#CD4A4D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.166 H 22.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD4A4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 74, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 62.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.00, 52.01, 26.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.00, 58.38, 27.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.9% 0.1536 0.0636) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.9% 0.166 22.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9680, 18.4165, 9.0491) |
| Luminance | 0.1841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 1.15
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.36
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.58
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.72
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.18
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD4A4D #4ACDCA
analogous
#CD4A8F #CD4A4D #CD894A
triadic
#CD4A4D #4DCD4A #4A4DCD
tetradic
#CD4A4D #8FCD4A #4ACDCA #894ACD
square
#CD4A4D #8FCD4A #4ACDCA #894ACD
split-complementary
#CD4A4D #4ACD89 #4A8FCD
monochromatic
#7B2224 #AB2F32 #CD4A4D #DA7A7C #E7AAAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#CD4A4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#CD4A4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD4A4D
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD4A4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD4A4D | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C654C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D814A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E02E4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd4a4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 74, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.166 22.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e3837e',
500: '#cd4a4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd4a4d; $custom-light: #e3837e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd4a4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 74,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.626,
"s": 56.71,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58899,
"c": 0.16623,
"h": 22.5
},
"luminance": 0.18413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD4A4D
secondary
#9ED5D4
accent
#E0DC48
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#170B0A
muted
#857C7C