#CE4742#CE4742

#CE4742 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.172 H 26.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE4742
RGB	rgb(206, 71, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(2, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 68%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.53, 52.97, 32.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.53, 62.09, 31.45°)
OKLab	oklab(58.52% 0.1544 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(58.52% 0.172 26)
XYZ	xyz(28.6932, 18.0257, 7.1216)
Luminance	0.1802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE4742 #42C9CE

analogous

#CE4283 #CE4742 #CE8D42

triadic

#CE4742 #42CE47 #4742CE

tetradic

#CE4742 #83CE42 #42C9CE #8D42CE

square

#CE4742 #83CE42 #42C9CE #8D42CE

split-complementary

#CE4742 #42CE8D #4283CE

monochromatic

#77221F #A7302B #CE4742 #DB7673 #E7A6A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#CE4742 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#CE4742 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CE4742

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE4742	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CE4742	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E813E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E22547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce4742;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 71, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.172 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e58176',
    500: '#ce4742',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce4742;
$custom-light: #e58176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce4742",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.143,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58524,
    "c": 0.1718,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.18022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE4742

secondary

#98D2D4

accent

#DCE246

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE4742

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

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