#CD8994#CD8994

#CD8994 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.084 H 8.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD8994
RGB	rgb(205, 137, 148)
HSL	hsl(350, 40%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(350, 33%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.2%, 27.8%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.17, 27.47, 4.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.17, 27.89, 9.98°)
OKLab	oklab(70.17% 0.0832 0.013)
OKLCH	oklch(70.17% 0.084 8.9)
XYZ	xyz(39.4688, 33.0111, 32.3042)
Luminance	0.3301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD8994 #89CDC2

analogous

#CD89B6 #CD8994 #CDA089

triadic

#CD8994 #94CD89 #8994CD

tetradic

#CD8994 #B6CD89 #89CDC2 #A089CD

square

#CD8994 #B6CD89 #89CDC2 #A089CD

split-complementary

#CD8994 #89CDA0 #89B6CD

monochromatic

#9A4150 #BB5E6D #CD8994 #DFB4BB #F1DFE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.76

#CD8994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.60

#CD8994 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CD8994

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD8994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD8994	1.00	2.76	7.60	7.60
#FFFFFF	2.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#949494

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A4A093

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D9838D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd8994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 137, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.084 8.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#deacb3',
    500: '#cd8994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd8994;
$custom-light: #deacb3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd8994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.294,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70167,
    "c": 0.08424,
    "h": 8.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.33009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD8994

secondary

#CEE4E0

accent

#B49F32

background

#FDFAFB

surface

#FBF4F6

border

#D4CED0

text

#151011

muted

#837F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD8994

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

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