#CF9999#CF9999

#CF9999 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.065 H 18.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CF9999
RGB	rgb(207, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(0, 36%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(0, 26%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.1%, 26.1%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.28, 20.20, 7.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.28, 21.70, 21.48°)
OKLab	oklab(73.42% 0.0616 0.0209)
OKLCH	oklch(73.42% 0.065 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(42.8739, 38.3500, 35.2748)
Luminance	0.3835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CF9999 #99CFCF

analogous

#CF99B4 #CF9999 #CFB499

triadic

#CF9999 #99CF99 #9999CF

tetradic

#CF9999 #B4CF99 #99CFCF #B499CF

square

#CF9999 #B4CF99 #99CFCF #B499CF

split-complementary

#CF9999 #99CFB4 #99B4CF

monochromatic

#A24C4C #BB6F6F #CF9999 #E3C3C3 #F5EAEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#CF9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.67

#CF9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CF9999

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CF9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CF9999	1.00	2.42	8.67	8.67
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3A099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFAA98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA9499

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cf9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.065 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#deb7b7',
    500: '#cf9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cf9999;
$custom-light: #deb7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cf9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 207,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73422,
    "c": 0.06504,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.38348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CF9999

secondary

#DBE9E9

accent

#AFAF37

background

#FDFBFB

surface

#FBF6F6

border

#D4D0D0

text

#151111

muted

#838080

Preview Lab

Preview with #CF9999

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

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