#CE4D42#CE4D42
#CE4D42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.166 H 28.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE4D42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 77, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 68%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.48, 50.40, 33.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.48, 60.54, 33.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.24% 0.1463 0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.24% 0.166 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0938, 18.8269, 7.2552) |
| Luminance | 0.1882 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.85
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.42
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.82
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.07
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.34
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE4D42 #42C3CE
analogous
#CE427D #CE4D42 #CE9342
triadic
#CE4D42 #42CE4D #4D42CE
tetradic
#CE4D42 #7DCE42 #42C3CE #9342CE
square
#CE4D42 #7DCE42 #42C3CE #9342CE
split-complementary
#CE4D42 #42CE93 #427DCE
monochromatic
#77261F #A7352B #CE4D42 #DB7B73 #E7A9A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.41
#CE4D42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.76
#CE4D42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE4D42
4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE4D42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE4D42 | 1.00 | 4.41 | 4.76 | 4.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706740
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90833E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E22F4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce4d42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 77, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.166 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e48477',
500: '#ce4d42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce4d42; $custom-light: #e48477; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce4d42",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 77,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.714,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59242,
"c": 0.16574,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.18823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE4D42
secondary
#98CFD4
accent
#D6E246
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FEF0ED
border
#D6CBC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B