#CD525D#CD525D
#CD525D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.156 H 17.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD525D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 82, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 54.6%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.62, 49.62, 19.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.62, 53.19, 21.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.21% 0.1487 0.0476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.21% 0.156 17.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1725, 19.8078, 12.5882) |
| Luminance | 0.1980 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.39
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.84
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.92
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.17
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.37
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD525D #52CDC2
analogous
#CD529B #CD525D #CD8552
triadic
#CD525D #5DCD52 #525DCD
tetradic
#CD525D #9BCD52 #52CDC2 #8552CD
square
#CD525D #9BCD52 #52CDC2 #8552CD
split-complementary
#CD525D #52CD85 #529BCD
monochromatic
#80252D #AF333E #CD525D #DB8189 #E8B1B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.23
#CD525D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#CD525D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD525D
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD525D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD525D | 1.00 | 4.23 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.23 | 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)
#6F6B5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E855A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF3D57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd525d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 82, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.156 17.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2888a',
500: '#cd525d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd525d; $custom-light: #e2888a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd525d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 82,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.634,
"s": 55.157,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60213,
"c": 0.1561,
"h": 17.8
},
"luminance": 0.19804
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD525D
secondary
#A4D7D2
accent
#DED149
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C