#CE5E44#CE5E44
#CE5E44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.148 H 34.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE5E44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 94, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 67%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.4%, 67%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.54, 42.56, 36.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.54, 55.79, 40.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.56% 0.1223 0.0837) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.56% 0.148 34.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5025, 21.5484, 8.0207) |
| Luminance | 0.2155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.90
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.17
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.72
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.64
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.80
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE5E44 #44B4CE
analogous
#CE446F #CE5E44 #CEA344
triadic
#CE5E44 #44CE5E #5E44CE
tetradic
#CE5E44 #6FCE44 #44B4CE #A344CE
square
#CE5E44 #6FCE44 #44B4CE #A344CE
split-complementary
#CE5E44 #44CEA3 #446FCE
monochromatic
#78301F #A9442C #CE5E44 #DB8874 #E7B1A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#CE5E44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#CE5E44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE5E44
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE5E44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE5E44 | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7141
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978941
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14858
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce5e44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 94, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.148 34.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38f79',
500: '#ce5e44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce5e44; $custom-light: #e38f79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce5e44",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 94,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.304,
"s": 58.475,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61564,
"c": 0.14817,
"h": 34.4
},
"luminance": 0.21545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE5E44
secondary
#99C9D4
accent
#C4E246
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170D09
muted
#857D7B