#CE4540#CE4540

#CE4540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.174 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE4540
RGB	rgb(206, 69, 64)
HSL	hsl(2, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(2, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 68.9%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.19, 53.69, 33.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.19, 63.10, 31.69°)
OKLab	oklab(58.27% 0.1563 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(58.27% 0.174 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.5102, 17.7523, 6.7748)
Luminance	0.1775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE4540 #40C9CE

analogous

#CE4082 #CE4540 #CE8C40

triadic

#CE4540 #40CE45 #4540CE

tetradic

#CE4540 #82CE40 #40C9CE #8C40CE

square

#CE4540 #82CE40 #40C9CE #8C40CE

split-complementary

#CE4540 #40CE8C #4082CE

monochromatic

#75211E #A62F2B #CE4540 #DA7471 #E7A4A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#CE4540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#CE4540 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CE4540

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE4540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CE4540	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B623E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D803C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E22045

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce4540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 69, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.174 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e58075',
    500: '#ce4540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce4540;
$custom-light: #e58075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce4540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.113,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58265,
    "c": 0.17407,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE4540

secondary

#96D1D4

accent

#DDE245

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE4540

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

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