#CE452D#CE452D

#CE452D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.177 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE452D
RGB	rgb(206, 69, 45)
HSL	hsl(9, 64%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(9, 78%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 78.2%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.97, 52.87, 43.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.97, 68.41, 39.39°)
OKLab	oklab(58.03% 0.1499 0.0948)
OKLCH	oklch(58.03% 0.177 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.0585, 17.5717, 4.3963)
Luminance	0.1757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE452D #2DB6CE

analogous

#CE2D66 #CE452D #CE962D

triadic

#CE452D #2DCE45 #452DCE

tetradic

#CE452D #66CE2D #2DB6CE #962DCE

square

#CE452D #66CE2D #2DB6CE #962DCE

split-complementary

#CE452D #2DCE96 #2D66CE

monochromatic

#6A2317 #9C3422 #CE452D #DC705D #E79C8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#CE452D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#CE452D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CE452D

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE452D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CE452D	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8027

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E31B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce452d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 69, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.177 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e68068',
    500: '#ce452d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce452d;
$custom-light: #e68068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce452d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.944,
    "s": 64.143,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58028,
    "c": 0.17737,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE452D

secondary

#86C6D1

accent

#CEE741

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FFEFEB

border

#D7CAC6

text

#180B06

muted

#867C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE452D

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

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