#CE5A46#CE5A46
#CE5A46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.152 H 31.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE5A46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 90, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 66%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.82, 44.63, 34.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.82, 56.15, 37.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.02% 0.129 0.0796) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.02% 0.152 31.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2181, 20.8802, 8.2322) |
| Luminance | 0.2088 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.96
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.37
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.69
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.66
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.77
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE5A46 #46BACE
analogous
#CE4676 #CE5A46 #CE9E46
triadic
#CE5A46 #46CE5A #5A46CE
tetradic
#CE5A46 #76CE46 #46BACE #9E46CE
square
#CE5A46 #76CE46 #46BACE #9E46CE
split-complementary
#CE5A46 #46CE9E #4676CE
monochromatic
#792D20 #AA3F2D #CE5A46 #DB8576 #E8B0A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#CE5A46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#CE5A46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE5A46
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE5A46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE5A46 | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786E44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958843
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14356
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce5a46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 90, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.152 31.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38c7a',
500: '#ce5a46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce5a46; $custom-light: #e38c7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce5a46",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 90,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.824,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61022,
"c": 0.15162,
"h": 31.7
},
"luminance": 0.20876
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE5A46
secondary
#9BCCD5
accent
#CBE146
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C09
muted
#857D7B