#CD8481#CD8481

#CD8481 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.091 H 22.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD8481
RGB	rgb(205, 132, 129)
HSL	hsl(2, 43%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(2, 37%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.6%, 37.1%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.57, 27.72, 13.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.57, 30.76, 25.68°)
OKLab	oklab(68.79% 0.084 0.0344)
OKLCH	oklch(68.79% 0.091 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(37.3921, 31.0694, 24.7922)
Luminance	0.3107 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD8481 #81CACD

analogous

#CD81A4 #CD8481 #CDAA81

triadic

#CD8481 #81CD84 #8481CD

tetradic

#CD8481 #A4CD81 #81CACD #AA81CD

square

#CD8481 #A4CD81 #81CACD #AA81CD

split-complementary

#CD8481 #81CDAA #81A4CD

monochromatic

#97403C #BC5955 #CD8481 #DEAFAD #F0DAD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.91

#CD8481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.21

#CD8481 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CD8481

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD8481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD8481	1.00	2.91	7.21	7.21
#FFFFFF	2.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.21	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.21	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#938F80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A49D80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB7B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd8481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 132, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.091 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dea8a5',
    500: '#cd8481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd8481;
$custom-light: #dea8a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd8481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.368,
    "s": 43.182,
    "l": 65.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68785,
    "c": 0.09073,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.31067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD8481

secondary

#C8E1E2

accent

#B1B62F

background

#FDFAFA

surface

#FBF4F4

border

#D4CECE

text

#15100F

muted

#837F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD8481

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

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