#CE4551#CE4551

#CE4551 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.172 H 19.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE4551
RGB	rgb(206, 69, 81)
HSL	hsl(355, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(355, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 60.7%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.47, 54.69, 23.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.47, 59.52, 23.24°)
OKLab	oklab(58.56% 0.1627 0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(58.56% 0.172 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.0697, 17.9761, 9.7220)
Luminance	0.1797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE4551 #45CEC2

analogous

#CE4595 #CE4551 #CE7E45

triadic

#CE4551 #51CE45 #4551CE

tetradic

#CE4551 #95CE45 #45CEC2 #7E45CE

square

#CE4551 #95CE45 #45CEC2 #7E45CE

split-complementary

#CE4551 #45CE7E #4595CE

monochromatic

#792028 #A92D37 #CE4551 #DB757E #E8A6AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#CE4551 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#CE4551 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CE4551

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE4551	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CE4551	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686351

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B804D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E1264A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce4551;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 69, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.172 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e48081',
    500: '#ce4551',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce4551;
$custom-light: #e48081;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce4551",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.745,
    "s": 58.298,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58557,
    "c": 0.17238,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE4551

secondary

#9AD5D0

accent

#E2D446

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170B0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE4551

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

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