#CE4E51#CE4E51
#CE4E51 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.163 H 22.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE4E51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 78, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 57%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 62%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 60.7%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.88, 50.87, 25.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.88, 56.83, 26.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.62% 0.1506 0.0612) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.62% 0.163 22.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6660, 19.1686, 9.9207) |
| Luminance | 0.1916 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 1.13
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.05
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.19
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.21
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.01
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE4E51 #4ECECB
analogous
#CE4E91 #CE4E51 #CE8B4E
triadic
#CE4E51 #51CE4E #4E51CE
tetradic
#CE4E51 #91CE4E #4ECECB #8B4ECE
square
#CE4E51 #91CE4E #4ECECB #8B4ECE
split-complementary
#CE4E51 #4ECE8B #4E91CE
monochromatic
#7F2325 #AE3033 #CE4E51 #DB7E80 #E9AEAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.35
#CE4E51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.83
#CE4E51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE4E51
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE4E51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE4E51 | 1.00 | 4.35 | 4.83 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6850
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F834E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E13450
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce4e51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 78, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.163 22.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38581',
500: '#ce4e51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce4e51; $custom-light: #e38581; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce4e51",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 78,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.594,
"s": 56.637,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59619,
"c": 0.16255,
"h": 22.1
},
"luminance": 0.19165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE4E51
secondary
#A1D7D5
accent
#E0DC48
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170B0A
muted
#857C7C