#CD543B#CD543B
#CD543B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.159 H 33.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD543B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 84, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 71.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.43, 46.51, 38.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.43, 60.39, 39.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.89% 0.1329 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.89% 0.159 33.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1395, 19.6395, 6.3932) |
| Luminance | 0.1964 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.54
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.64
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.92
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.97
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.15
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD543B #3BB4CD
analogous
#CD3B6B #CD543B #CD9D3B
triadic
#CD543B #3BCD54 #543BCD
tetradic
#CD543B #6BCD3B #3BB4CD #9D3BCD
square
#CD543B #6BCD3B #3BB4CD #9D3BCD
split-complementary
#CD543B #3BCD9D #3B6BCD
monochromatic
#712B1D #A23E29 #CD543B #D97F6C #E6A99D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#CD543B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#CD543B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD543B
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD543B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD543B | 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)
#756A38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938538
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E1394F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd543b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 84, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.159 33.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e48872',
500: '#cd543b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd543b; $custom-light: #e48872; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd543b",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 84,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.274,
"s": 59.35,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59893,
"c": 0.15919,
"h": 33.4
},
"luminance": 0.19636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD543B
secondary
#92C7D2
accent
#C8E345
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEF0EC
border
#D6CBC7
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B