#CE5A45#CE5A45
#CE5A45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.152 H 32.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE5A45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 90, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 67%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 66.5%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.80, 44.57, 34.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.80, 56.44, 37.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.01% 0.1287 0.0807) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.01% 0.152 32.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1868, 20.8677, 8.0673) |
| Luminance | 0.2086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.22
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.66
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.98
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.53
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.81
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE5A45 #45B9CE
analogous
#CE4575 #CE5A45 #CE9F45
triadic
#CE5A45 #45CE5A #5A45CE
tetradic
#CE5A45 #75CE45 #45B9CE #9F45CE
square
#CE5A45 #75CE45 #45B9CE #9F45CE
split-complementary
#CE5A45 #45CE9F #4575CE
monochromatic
#792D20 #A9402D #CE5A45 #DB8575 #E8B0A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#CE5A45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#CE5A45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE5A45
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE5A45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE5A45 | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786E42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958842
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14355
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce5a45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 90, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.152 32.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e48c79',
500: '#ce5a45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce5a45; $custom-light: #e48c79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce5a45",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 90,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.197,
"s": 58.298,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61007,
"c": 0.15187,
"h": 32.1
},
"luminance": 0.20864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE5A45
secondary
#9ACCD5
accent
#CAE246
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C09
muted
#857D7B