#CE5656#CE5656

#CE5656 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.153 H 22.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE5656
RGB	rgb(206, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(0, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 58.3%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.35, 47.58, 24.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.35, 53.42, 27.03°)
OKLab	oklab(60.75% 0.1411 0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(60.75% 0.153 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.4638, 20.4531, 11.1459)
Luminance	0.2045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE5656 #56CECE

analogous

#CE5692 #CE5656 #CE9256

triadic

#CE5656 #56CE56 #5656CE

tetradic

#CE5656 #92CE56 #56CECE #9256CE

square

#CE5656 #92CE56 #56CECE #9256CE

split-complementary

#CE5656 #56CE92 #5692CE

monochromatic

#832626 #B33434 #CE5656 #DC8585 #EAB5B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#CE5656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#CE5656 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CE5656

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE5656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CE5656	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736D55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#928653

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E14057

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce5656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.153 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38a85',
    500: '#ce5656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce5656;
$custom-light: #e38a85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce5656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 55.046,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60747,
    "c": 0.15298,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE5656

secondary

#A8D8D8

accent

#DEDE49

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDF0EF

border

#D5CBCA

text

#170C0B

muted

#857D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE5656

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

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