#CE4251#CE4251

#CE4251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.176 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE4251
RGB	rgb(206, 66, 81)
HSL	hsl(354, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(354, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 60.7%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 55.89, 22.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 60.40, 22.29°)
OKLab	oklab(58.23% 0.1665 0.0556)
OKLCH	oklch(58.23% 0.176 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.8899, 17.6164, 9.6620)
Luminance	0.1761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE4251 #42CEBF

analogous

#CE4297 #CE4251 #CE7942

triadic

#CE4251 #51CE42 #4251CE

tetradic

#CE4251 #97CE42 #42CEBF #7942CE

square

#CE4251 #97CE42 #42CEBF #7942CE

split-complementary

#CE4251 #42CE79 #4297CE

monochromatic

#771F28 #A72B39 #CE4251 #DB737E #E7A3AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#CE4251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#CE4251 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CE4251

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE4251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CE4251	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676251

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7F4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E12048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce4251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 66, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.176 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e47f81',
    500: '#ce4251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce4251;
$custom-light: #e47f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce4251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.571,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58229,
    "c": 0.17557,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE4251

secondary

#98D4CE

accent

#E2D146

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE4251

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

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