#CD503C#CD503C
#CD503C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.163 H 31.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD503C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 80, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 70.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.74, 48.40, 37.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.74, 61.04, 37.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.38% 0.139 0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.38% 0.163 31.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8641, 19.0467, 6.4305) |
| Luminance | 0.1904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.00
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.33
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.90
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.62
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD503C #3CB9CD
analogous
#CD3C71 #CD503C #CD993C
triadic
#CD503C #3CCD50 #503CCD
tetradic
#CD503C #71CD3C #3CB9CD #993CCD
square
#CD503C #71CD3C #3CB9CD #993CCD
split-complementary
#CD503C #3CCD99 #3C71CD
monochromatic
#71291D #A23A2A #CD503C #D97C6D #E6A79D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#CD503C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.81
#CD503C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD503C
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD503C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD503C | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.81 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726839
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918338
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E1334C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd503c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 80, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.163 31.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e48672',
500: '#cd503c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd503c; $custom-light: #e48672; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd503c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 80,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.276,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59379,
"c": 0.16286,
"h": 31.4
},
"luminance": 0.19043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD503C
secondary
#93C9D2
accent
#CDE245
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FEF0ED
border
#D6CBC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B