#CD5254#CD5254
#CD5254 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.157 H 22.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5254 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 82, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 59%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.45, 48.94, 24.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.45, 54.62, 26.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.03% 0.1451 0.059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.03% 0.157 22.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7971, 19.6576, 10.6110) |
| Luminance | 0.1965 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 1.84
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.03
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.36
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.72
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.63
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5254 #52CDCB
analogous
#CD5292 #CD5254 #CD8E52
triadic
#CD5254 #54CD52 #5254CD
tetradic
#CD5254 #92CD52 #52CDCB #8E52CD
square
#CD5254 #92CD52 #52CDCB #8E52CD
split-complementary
#CD5254 #52CD8E #5292CD
monochromatic
#802526 #AF3335 #CD5254 #DB8183 #E8B1B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#CD5254 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#CD5254 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5254
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5254 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5254 | 1.00 | 4.26 | 4.93 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716A53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8451
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E03B54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5254; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 82, 84); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.157 22.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28784',
500: '#cd5254',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5254; $custom-light: #e28784; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5254",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 82,
"b": 84
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.024,
"s": 55.157,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60028,
"c": 0.15665,
"h": 22.1
},
"luminance": 0.19654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5254
secondary
#A4D7D6
accent
#DEDC49
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#170C0A
muted
#857D7C