#CE4A48#CE4A48
#CE4A48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.168 H 24.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE4A48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 74, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 65%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.09, 52.04, 29.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.09, 59.87, 29.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.97% 0.1526 0.0699) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.97% 0.168 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0750, 18.4913, 8.1678) |
| Luminance | 0.1849 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 1.81
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.02
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.11
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.45
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.67
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE4A48 #48CCCE
analogous
#CE4889 #CE4A48 #CE8D48
triadic
#CE4A48 #48CE4A #4A48CE
tetradic
#CE4A48 #89CE48 #48CCCE #8D48CE
square
#CE4A48 #89CE48 #48CCCE #8D48CE
split-complementary
#CE4A48 #48CE8D #4889CE
monochromatic
#7B2221 #AB302E #CE4A48 #DB7A78 #E8A9A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#CE4A48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#CE4A48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE4A48
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE4A48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE4A48 | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6547
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8244
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E22C4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce4a48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 74, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.168 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4837b',
500: '#ce4a48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce4a48; $custom-light: #e4837b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce4a48",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 74,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.896,
"s": 57.759,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58972,
"c": 0.16789,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.18487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE4A48
secondary
#9DD4D5
accent
#DFE147
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FEEFED
border
#D6CAC8
text
#170B09
muted
#857C7B