#CD4C36#CD4C36
#CD4C36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.168 H 32.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD4C36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 76, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 74%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 73.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.00, 49.91, 39.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.00, 63.74, 38.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.8% 0.1425 0.089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.8% 0.168 32) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4302, 18.4184, 5.5474) |
| Luminance | 0.1841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.85
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.98
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.10
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.38
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.43
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD4C36 #36B7CD
analogous
#CD366B #CD4C36 #CD9736
triadic
#CD4C36 #36CD4C #4C36CD
tetradic
#CD4C36 #6BCD36 #36B7CD #9736CD
square
#CD4C36 #6BCD36 #36B7CD #9736CD
split-complementary
#CD4C36 #36CD97 #366BCD
monochromatic
#6D271B #9E3927 #CD4C36 #D97867 #E5A398
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#CD4C36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#CD4C36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD4C36
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD4C36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD4C36 | 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)
#706533
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908132
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E12C48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd4c36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 76, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.168 32.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4846e',
500: '#cd4c36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd4c36; $custom-light: #e4846e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd4c36",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 76,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.742,
"s": 60.159,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58798,
"c": 0.16803,
"h": 32
},
"luminance": 0.18414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD4C36
secondary
#8EC7D1
accent
#CCE344
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEC
border
#D6CAC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A