#CE4542#CE4542
#CE4542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.174 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE4542 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 69, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 68%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.22, 53.80, 32.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.22, 62.61, 30.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.3% 0.157 0.0745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.3% 0.174 25.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5681, 17.7755, 7.0799) |
| Luminance | 0.1777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.37
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.99
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.08
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.43
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.52
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE4542 #42CBCE
analogous
#CE4285 #CE4542 #CE8B42
triadic
#CE4542 #42CE45 #4542CE
tetradic
#CE4542 #85CE42 #42CBCE #8B42CE
square
#CE4542 #85CE42 #42CBCE #8B42CE
split-complementary
#CE4542 #42CE8B #4285CE
monochromatic
#77211F #A72E2B #CE4542 #DB7573 #E7A5A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.61
#CE4542 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#CE4542 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #CE4542
4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE4542 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE4542 | 1.00 | 4.61 | 4.55 | 4.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A6240
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E22146
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce4542; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 69, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.174 25.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e58076',
500: '#ce4542',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce4542; $custom-light: #e58076; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce4542",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 69,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.286,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58296,
"c": 0.17378,
"h": 25.4
},
"luminance": 0.17771
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE4542
secondary
#98D3D4
accent
#DFE246
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FEEFED
border
#D6CAC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B