#CD4D38#CD4D38
#CD4D38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.167 H 31.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD4D38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 77, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 72.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.19, 49.55, 38.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.19, 62.92, 38.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.95% 0.1418 0.0875) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.95% 0.167 31.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5475, 18.5764, 5.8230) |
| Luminance | 0.1857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.47
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.60
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.91
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.04
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.47
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD4D38 #38B8CD
analogous
#CD386D #CD4D38 #CD9738
triadic
#CD4D38 #38CD4D #4D38CD
tetradic
#CD4D38 #6DCD38 #38B8CD #9738CD
square
#CD4D38 #6DCD38 #38B8CD #9738CD
split-complementary
#CD4D38 #38CD97 #386DCD
monochromatic
#6F281C #A03928 #CD4D38 #D97969 #E6A49A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.45
#CD4D38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.71
#CD4D38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD4D38
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD4D38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD4D38 | 1.00 | 4.45 | 4.71 | 4.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706635
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908234
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E12E49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd4d38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 77, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.167 31.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4846f',
500: '#cd4d38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd4d38; $custom-light: #e4846f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd4d38",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 77,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.456,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58947,
"c": 0.16665,
"h": 31.7
},
"luminance": 0.18572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD4D38
secondary
#8FC8D1
accent
#CDE345
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEC
border
#D6CAC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A