#CF4242#CF4242

#CF4242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.178 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CF4242
RGB	rgb(207, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(0, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 68.1%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.96, 55.33, 31.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.96, 63.79, 29.85°)
OKLab	oklab(58.13% 0.1617 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(58.13% 0.178 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.6668, 17.5593, 7.0330)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CF4242 #42CFCF

analogous

#CF4288 #CF4242 #CF8842

triadic

#CF4242 #42CF42 #4242CF

tetradic

#CF4242 #88CF42 #42CFCF #8842CF

square

#CF4242 #88CF42 #42CFCF #8842CF

split-complementary

#CF4242 #42CF88 #4288CF

monochromatic

#781F1F #A92B2B #CF4242 #DB7373 #E8A4A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#CF4242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#CF4242 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CF4242

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CF4242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CF4242	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696141

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7F3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E31944

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cf4242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.178 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e57f76',
    500: '#cf4242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cf4242;
$custom-light: #e57f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cf4242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 207,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5813,
    "c": 0.17777,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CF4242

secondary

#98D5D5

accent

#E3E345

background

#FFF8F7

surface

#FEEFED

border

#D6CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CF4242

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

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