#CD525C#CD525C
#CD525C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.156 H 18.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD525C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 82, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 55.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.60, 49.54, 19.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.60, 53.32, 21.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.19% 0.1483 0.0489) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.19% 0.156 18.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1285, 19.7902, 12.3565) |
| Luminance | 0.1979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.16
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.55
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.60
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.88
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.12
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD525C #52CDC3
analogous
#CD529A #CD525C #CD8652
triadic
#CD525C #5CCD52 #525CCD
tetradic
#CD525C #9ACD52 #52CDC3 #8652CD
square
#CD525C #9ACD52 #52CDC3 #8652CD
split-complementary
#CD525C #52CD86 #529ACD
monochromatic
#80252C #AF333D #CD525C #DB8189 #E8B1B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#CD525C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#CD525C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD525C
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD525C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD525C | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6B5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8559
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF3D56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd525c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 82, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.156 18.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2888a',
500: '#cd525c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd525c; $custom-light: #e2888a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd525c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 82,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.122,
"s": 55.157,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60191,
"c": 0.15612,
"h": 18.3
},
"luminance": 0.19786
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD525C
secondary
#A4D7D3
accent
#DED249
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C