#CD5250#CD5250
#CD5250 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.157 H 24.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5250 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 82, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 56%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 61%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 61%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.38, 48.66, 26.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.38, 55.41, 28.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.95% 0.1436 0.0638) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.95% 0.157 24) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6448, 19.5968, 9.8093) |
| Luminance | 0.1959 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 0.81
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 1.99
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.00
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.86
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.10
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5250 #50CBCD
analogous
#CD508C #CD5250 #CD9050
triadic
#CD5250 #50CD52 #5250CD
tetradic
#CD5250 #8CCD50 #50CBCD #9050CD
square
#CD5250 #8CCD50 #50CBCD #9050CD
split-complementary
#CD5250 #50CD90 #508CCD
monochromatic
#7E2624 #AE3432 #CD5250 #DB8180 #E8B0AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.27
#CD5250 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.92
#CD5250 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5250
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5250 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5250 | 1.00 | 4.27 | 4.92 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716A4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90844D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E03A53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5250; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 82, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.157 24.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28781',
500: '#cd5250',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5250; $custom-light: #e28781; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5250",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 82,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.96,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59953,
"c": 0.15711,
"h": 24
},
"luminance": 0.19593
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5250
secondary
#A2D5D6
accent
#DCDF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170C0A
muted
#857D7C