#CE4242#CE4242

#CE4242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.177 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE4242
RGB	rgb(206, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 68%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.78, 55.00, 31.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.78, 63.38, 29.80°)
OKLab	oklab(57.96% 0.1608 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(57.96% 0.177 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.3882, 17.4157, 7.0199)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE4242 #42CECE

analogous

#CE4288 #CE4242 #CE8842

triadic

#CE4242 #42CE42 #4242CE

tetradic

#CE4242 #88CE42 #42CECE #8842CE

square

#CE4242 #88CE42 #42CECE #8842CE

split-complementary

#CE4242 #42CE88 #4288CE

monochromatic

#771F1F #A72B2B #CE4242 #DB7373 #E7A3A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#CE4242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#CE4242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CE4242

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE4242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CE4242	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696141

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7F3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E21A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce4242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.177 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e57e76',
    500: '#ce4242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce4242;
$custom-light: #e57e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce4242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57964,
    "c": 0.17674,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE4242

secondary

#98D4D4

accent

#E2E246

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE4242

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

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