#CD543C#CD543C
#CD543C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.159 H 33.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD543C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 84, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 70.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.44, 46.56, 37.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.44, 60.09, 39.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.91% 0.1333 0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.91% 0.159 33) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1657, 19.6499, 6.5311) |
| Luminance | 0.1965 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.38
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.70
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.87
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.89
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.12
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD543C #3CB5CD
analogous
#CD3C6D #CD543C #CD9D3C
triadic
#CD543C #3CCD54 #543CCD
tetradic
#CD543C #6DCD3C #3CB5CD #9D3CCD
square
#CD543C #6DCD3C #3CB5CD #9D3CCD
split-complementary
#CD543C #3CCD9D #3C6DCD
monochromatic
#712B1D #A23E2A #CD543C #D97F6D #E6A99D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#CD543C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#CD543C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD543C
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD543C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD543C | 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)
#756A39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938539
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E1394F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd543c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 84, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.159 33.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e48873',
500: '#cd543c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd543c; $custom-light: #e48873; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd543c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 84,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.931,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59906,
"c": 0.15895,
"h": 33
},
"luminance": 0.19646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD543C
secondary
#93C8D2
accent
#C8E245
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FEF0ED
border
#D6CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B