#CE5A48#CE5A48
#CE5A48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.151 H 30.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE5A48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 90, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 65%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.85, 44.75, 32.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.85, 55.59, 36.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.05% 0.1298 0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.05% 0.151 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2823, 20.9059, 8.5702) |
| Luminance | 0.2090 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.45
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.80
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.13
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.10
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.98
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE5A48 #48BCCE
analogous
#CE4879 #CE5A48 #CE9D48
triadic
#CE5A48 #48CE5A #5A48CE
tetradic
#CE5A48 #79CE48 #48BCCE #9D48CE
square
#CE5A48 #79CE48 #48BCCE #9D48CE
split-complementary
#CE5A48 #48CE9D #4879CE
monochromatic
#7B2D21 #AB3F2E #CE5A48 #DB8678 #E8B1A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#CE5A48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#CE5A48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE5A48
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE5A48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE5A48 | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 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)
#786F46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958845
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14356
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce5a48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 90, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.151 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38c7b',
500: '#ce5a48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce5a48; $custom-light: #e38c7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce5a48",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 90,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.06,
"s": 57.759,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61052,
"c": 0.15114,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.20902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE5A48
secondary
#9DCED5
accent
#CCE147
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170C09
muted
#857D7B