#CE9999#CE9999

#CE9999 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.064 H 18.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE9999
RGB	rgb(206, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(0, 35%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(0, 26%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.7%, 25.7%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.17, 19.82, 7.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.17, 21.29, 21.44°)
OKLab	oklab(73.32% 0.0605 0.0205)
OKLCH	oklch(73.32% 0.064 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(42.5953, 38.2064, 35.2618)
Luminance	0.3820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE9999 #99CECE

analogous

#CE99B3 #CE9999 #CEB399

triadic

#CE9999 #99CE99 #9999CE

tetradic

#CE9999 #B3CE99 #99CECE #B399CE

square

#CE9999 #B3CE99 #99CECE #B399CE

split-complementary

#CE9999 #99CEB3 #99B3CE

monochromatic

#A04D4D #BA7070 #CE9999 #E2C2C2 #F5EAEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#CE9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.64

#CE9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CE9999

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CE9999	1.00	2.43	8.64	8.64
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3A099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFAA98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D99499

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.064 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#deb7b7',
    500: '#ce9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce9999;
$custom-light: #deb7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 35.099,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73317,
    "c": 0.06383,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.38204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE9999

secondary

#DAE9E9

accent

#AEAE38

background

#FDFBFB

surface

#FBF6F6

border

#D4D0D0

text

#151111

muted

#838080

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE9999

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

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