#CE4545#CE4545

#CE4545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.173 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE4545
RGB	rgb(206, 69, 69)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 66.5%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.27, 53.96, 30.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.27, 61.90, 29.34°)
OKLab	oklab(58.34% 0.1581 0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(58.34% 0.173 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.6589, 17.8118, 7.5580)
Luminance	0.1781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE4545 #45CECE

analogous

#CE458A #CE4545 #CE8A45

triadic

#CE4545 #45CE45 #4545CE

tetradic

#CE4545 #8ACE45 #45CECE #8A45CE

square

#CE4545 #8ACE45 #45CECE #8A45CE

split-complementary

#CE4545 #45CE8A #458ACE

monochromatic

#792020 #A92D2D #CE4545 #DB7575 #E8A6A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#CE4545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#CE4545 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CE4545

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE4545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CE4545	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6244

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8041

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E22247

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce4545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 69, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.173 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48079',
    500: '#ce4545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce4545;
$custom-light: #e48079;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce4545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 58.298,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58343,
    "c": 0.17339,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE4545

secondary

#9AD5D5

accent

#E2E246

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B09

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE4545

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

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