#CE4538#CE4538

#CE4538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.175 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE4538
RGB	rgb(206, 69, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 72.8%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.09, 53.31, 37.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.09, 65.22, 35.18°)
OKLab	oklab(58.15% 0.1534 0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(58.15% 0.175 29)
XYZ	xyz(28.2986, 17.6677, 5.6607)
Luminance	0.1766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE4538 #38C1CE

analogous

#CE3876 #CE4538 #CE9038

triadic

#CE4538 #38CE45 #4538CE

tetradic

#CE4538 #76CE38 #38C1CE #9038CE

square

#CE4538 #76CE38 #38C1CE #9038CE

split-complementary

#CE4538 #38CE90 #3876CE

monochromatic

#70231C #A13228 #CE4538 #DA7369 #E6A19A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#CE4538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#CE4538 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CE4538

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE4538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CE4538	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6236

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8033

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E21E43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce4538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 69, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.175 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e5806f',
    500: '#ce4538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce4538;
$custom-light: #e5806f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce4538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.2,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58154,
    "c": 0.17535,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.17664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE4538

secondary

#90CCD2

accent

#D6E444

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FFEFEC

border

#D7CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE4538

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

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