#CE3E42#CE3E42

#CE3E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.181 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE3E42
RGB	rgb(206, 62, 66)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 70%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 68%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.22, 56.55, 30.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.22, 64.39, 28.58°)
OKLab	oklab(57.54% 0.1657 0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(57.54% 0.181 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.1626, 16.9645, 6.9448)
Luminance	0.1696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE3E42 #3ECECA

analogous

#CE3E8A #CE3E42 #CE823E

triadic

#CE3E42 #42CE3E #3E42CE

tetradic

#CE3E42 #8ACE3E #3ECECA #823ECE

square

#CE3E42 #8ACE3E #3ECECA #823ECE

split-complementary

#CE3E42 #3ECE82 #3E8ACE

monochromatic

#741D20 #A52A2D #CE3E42 #DA6F72 #E7A0A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#CE3E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#CE3E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CE3E42

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE3E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CE3E42	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E20E41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce3e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 62, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.181 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e57c76',
    500: '#ce3e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce3e42;
$custom-light: #e57c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce3e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.333,
    "s": 59.504,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57542,
    "c": 0.18059,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE3E42

secondary

#95D3D1

accent

#E3DE45

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE3E42

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

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