#CD525B#CD525B
#CD525B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.156 H 18.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD525B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 82, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 55.6%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.58, 49.46, 20.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.58, 53.46, 22.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.17% 0.1479 0.0502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.17% 0.156 18.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0850, 19.7728, 12.1278) |
| Luminance | 0.1977 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.96
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.27
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.27
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.59
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.89
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD525B #52CDC4
analogous
#CD5299 #CD525B #CD8752
triadic
#CD525B #5BCD52 #525BCD
tetradic
#CD525B #99CD52 #52CDC4 #8752CD
square
#CD525B #99CD52 #52CDC4 #8752CD
split-complementary
#CD525B #52CD87 #5299CD
monochromatic
#80252C #AF333C #CD525B #DB8188 #E8B1B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#CD525B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#CD525B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD525B
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD525B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD525B | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6B5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8558
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF3D56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd525b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 82, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.156 18.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28889',
500: '#cd525b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd525b; $custom-light: #e28889; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd525b",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 82,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.61,
"s": 55.157,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6017,
"c": 0.15616,
"h": 18.7
},
"luminance": 0.19769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD525B
secondary
#A4D7D3
accent
#DED449
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C