#CD524C#CD524C
#CD524C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.158 H 25.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD524C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 82, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 62.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.31, 48.40, 28.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.31, 56.30, 30.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.88% 0.142 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.88% 0.158 25.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5014, 19.5394, 9.0540) |
| Luminance | 0.1954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 0.69
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.94
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.59
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.80
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.66
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD524C #4CC7CD
analogous
#CD4C86 #CD524C #CD934C
triadic
#CD524C #4CCD52 #524CCD
tetradic
#CD524C #86CD4C #4CC7CD #934CCD
square
#CD524C #86CD4C #4CC7CD #934CCD
split-complementary
#CD524C #4CCD93 #4C86CD
monochromatic
#7C2723 #AC3630 #CD524C #DA807C #E8AEAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.28
#CD524C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.91
#CD524C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD524C
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD524C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD524C | 1.00 | 4.28 | 4.91 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726A4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908449
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E03951
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd524c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 82, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.158 25.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e3877e',
500: '#cd524c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd524c; $custom-light: #e3877e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd524c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 82,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.791,
"s": 56.332,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59882,
"c": 0.15769,
"h": 25.8
},
"luminance": 0.19536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD524C
secondary
#9FD3D5
accent
#D9E048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170C0A
muted
#857D7C