#CE3C40#CE3C40

#CE3C40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.183 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE3C40
RGB	rgb(206, 60, 64)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(358, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 68.9%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.92, 57.19, 31.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.92, 65.35, 28.94°)
OKLab	oklab(57.31% 0.1673 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(57.31% 0.183 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.9979, 16.7278, 6.6040)
Luminance	0.1672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE3C40 #3CCECA

analogous

#CE3C89 #CE3C40 #CE813C

triadic

#CE3C40 #40CE3C #3C40CE

tetradic

#CE3C40 #89CE3C #3CCECA #813CCE

square

#CE3C40 #89CE3C #3CCECA #813CCE

split-complementary

#CE3C40 #3CCE81 #3C89CE

monochromatic

#731D1F #A4292C #CE3C40 #DA6D70 #E79EA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#CE3C40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#CE3C40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CE3C40

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE3C40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CE3C40	1.00	4.83	4.34	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7D3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E2043F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce3c40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 60, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.183 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e57b75',
    500: '#ce3c40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce3c40;
$custom-light: #e57b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce3c40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.356,
    "s": 59.836,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57309,
    "c": 0.18267,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE3C40

secondary

#93D3D1

accent

#E3DF45

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE3C40

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

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