#CE525E#CE525E
#CE525E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.157 H 17.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE525E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 82, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 56%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 60%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 54.4%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.80, 50.04, 18.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.80, 53.47, 20.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.39% 0.15 0.0469) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.39% 0.157 17.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4939, 19.9684, 12.8360) |
| Luminance | 0.1996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.54
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.05
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.17
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.43
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.46
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE525E #52CEC2
analogous
#CE529C #CE525E #CE8452
triadic
#CE525E #5ECE52 #525ECE
tetradic
#CE525E #9CCE52 #52CEC2 #8452CE
square
#CE525E #9CCE52 #52CEC2 #8452CE
split-complementary
#CE525E #52CE84 #529CCE
monochromatic
#81252E #B1323E #CE525E #DC828A #E9B1B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#CE525E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#CE525E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE525E
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE525E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE525E | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6B5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F855B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E03D57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce525e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 82, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.157 17.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e3888b',
500: '#ce525e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce525e; $custom-light: #e3888b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce525e",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 82,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.194,
"s": 55.856,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60387,
"c": 0.15719,
"h": 17.4
},
"luminance": 0.19965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE525E
secondary
#A4D7D2
accent
#DFD149
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160C0C
muted
#847D7D