#CD524E#CD524E
#CD524E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.157 H 24.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD524E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 82, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 62%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.34, 48.53, 27.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.34, 55.84, 29.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.92% 0.1428 0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.92% 0.157 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5720, 19.5676, 9.4260) |
| Luminance | 0.1956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 0.41
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.87
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.34
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.79
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.26
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD524E #4EC9CD
analogous
#CD4E89 #CD524E #CD924E
triadic
#CD524E #4ECD52 #524ECD
tetradic
#CD524E #89CD4E #4EC9CD #924ECD
square
#CD524E #89CD4E #4EC9CD #924ECD
split-complementary
#CD524E #4ECD92 #4E89CD
monochromatic
#7D2623 #AD3531 #CD524E #DA817E #E8AFAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.27
#CD524E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.91
#CD524E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD524E
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD524E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD524E | 1.00 | 4.27 | 4.91 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.27 | 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)
#716A4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90844B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E03A52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd524e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 82, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.157 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e3877f',
500: '#cd524e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd524e; $custom-light: #e3877f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd524e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 82,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.89,
"s": 55.947,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59917,
"c": 0.15739,
"h": 24.9
},
"luminance": 0.19564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD524E
secondary
#A1D4D6
accent
#DBDF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170C0A
muted
#857D7C