#CD9999#CD9999

#CD9999 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.063 H 18.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD9999
RGB	rgb(205, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(0, 34%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(0, 25%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 25.4%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.07, 19.44, 7.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.07, 20.88, 21.40°)
OKLab	oklab(73.21% 0.0593 0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(73.21% 0.063 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(42.3185, 38.0636, 35.2488)
Luminance	0.3806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD9999 #99CDCD

analogous

#CD99B3 #CD9999 #CDB399

triadic

#CD9999 #99CD99 #9999CD

tetradic

#CD9999 #B3CD99 #99CDCD #B399CD

square

#CD9999 #B3CD99 #99CDCD #B399CD

split-complementary

#CD9999 #99CDB3 #99B3CD

monochromatic

#9E4D4D #B97070 #CD9999 #E1C2C2 #F5EAEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#CD9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.61

#CD9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CD9999

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD9999	1.00	2.44	8.61	8.61
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2A099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEAA98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D89499

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.063 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddb7b7',
    500: '#cd9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd9999;
$custom-light: #ddb7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 34.211,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73212,
    "c": 0.0626,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.38062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD9999

secondary

#DAE8E8

accent

#ADAD38

background

#FDFBFB

surface

#FBF6F6

border

#D4D0D0

text

#151111

muted

#838080

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD9999

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

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