#CF0234Cherry (#CF0234) is a mid-tone, vivid red with an OKLCH hue of 20°, lightness 0.54 and chroma 0.217. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #CF0234 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 2, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 98%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 99%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 99%, 75%, 19%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(43.6 69.3 33.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.541 0.217 20) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cherry is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#cf002f — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#d20032 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#cf0234 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d00335 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Cherry in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.66:1 and against black 3.71:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffaaa9 · #fc636b · #cf0234 · #a20026 · #680014 · #330005
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e06e00 · #db4616 · #cf0234 · #ad0050 · #8b005d · #6a0062
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e79800 · #b58139 · #cf0234 · #9e0025 · #6f0016 · #2f1a00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00dee8 · #b4807f · #cf0234 · #852e33 · #5e121a · #340409
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dbf8fa · #a27f7e · #cf0234 · #465a5b · #381818 · #000203
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f6 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0c282a · #000607 · #cf0234
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6d3ae · #32afe2 · #a26d8d · #cf0234 · #465886 · #031128
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ccfcff · #00a17e · #cf0234 · #005e7e · #002b1f · #00050c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dbfdd4 · #45a131 · #cf0234 · #004bbc · #001d57 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4f7c4 · #8f9000 · #cf0234 · #006267 · #280062 · #000203
#DF4451 · #EE696D · #FB898A · #FFADAC · #FFD0CF
#AD0029 · #8C001F · #6C0016 · #4E000C · #320005
#BE3743 · #AB4D4F · #975C5B
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.