#CD4A50#CD4A50
#CD4A50 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.166 H 21.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD4A50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 74, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 61%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.05, 52.21, 24.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.05, 57.80, 25.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.96% 0.1548 0.0599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.96% 0.166 21.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0764, 18.4598, 9.6199) |
| Luminance | 0.1846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 1.37
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.00
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.05
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.14
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.20
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD4A50 #4ACDC7
analogous
#CD4A92 #CD4A50 #CD864A
triadic
#CD4A50 #50CD4A #4A50CD
tetradic
#CD4A50 #92CD4A #4ACDC7 #864ACD
square
#CD4A50 #92CD4A #4ACDC7 #864ACD
split-complementary
#CD4A50 #4ACD86 #4A92CD
monochromatic
#7B2226 #AB2F35 #CD4A50 #DA7A7E #E7AAAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#CD4A50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.69
#CD4A50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD4A50
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD4A50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD4A50 | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.69 | 4.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C664F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D814D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E02E4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd4a50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 74, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.166 21.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38381',
500: '#cd4a50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd4a50; $custom-light: #e38381; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd4a50",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 74,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.252,
"s": 56.71,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58955,
"c": 0.16596,
"h": 21.2
},
"luminance": 0.18456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD4A50
secondary
#9ED5D2
accent
#E0D948
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#170B0A
muted
#857C7C