#CE3040#CE3040
#CE3040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.193 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE3040 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 48, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 62%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 77%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 68.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.46, 61.24, 29.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.46, 68.13, 25.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.23% 0.1802 0.0694) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.23% 0.193 21.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4391, 15.6101, 6.4178) |
| Luminance | 0.1561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 2.51
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.42
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.44
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.67
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.79
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE3040 #30CEBE
analogous
#CE308F #CE3040 #CE6F30
triadic
#CE3040 #40CE30 #3040CE
tetradic
#CE3040 #8FCE30 #30CEBE #6F30CE
square
#CE3040 #8FCE30 #30CEBE #6F30CE
split-complementary
#CE3040 #30CE6F #308FCE
monochromatic
#6B1921 #9C2431 #CE3040 #DA616D #E6939B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#CE3040 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#CE3040 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CE3040
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE3040 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE3040 | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.12 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F593F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E20038
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce3040; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 48, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.193 21.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e67674',
500: '#ce3040',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce3040; $custom-light: #e67674; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce3040",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 48,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.924,
"s": 62.205,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56225,
"c": 0.1931,
"h": 21.1
},
"luminance": 0.15606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE3040
secondary
#89D1C9
accent
#E5D543
background
#FFF7F7
surface
#FFEEED
border
#D7C9C8
text
#170A08
muted
#857C7B