#CD545C#CD545C
#CD545C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.154 H 19.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD545C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 84, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 55.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.95, 48.62, 20.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.95, 52.65, 22.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.45% 0.1454 0.05) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.45% 0.154 19) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2815, 20.0962, 12.4075) |
| Luminance | 0.2009 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.56
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.42
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.20
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.37
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.63
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD545C #54CDC5
analogous
#CD5499 #CD545C #CD8954
triadic
#CD545C #5CCD54 #545CCD
tetradic
#CD545C #99CD54 #54CDC5 #8954CD
square
#CD545C #99CD54 #54CDC5 #8954CD
split-complementary
#CD545C #54CD89 #5499CD
monochromatic
#81262C #B0343C #CD545C #DB8389 #E9B3B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#CD545C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#CD545C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD545C
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD545C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD545C | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716C5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8559
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF3F58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd545c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 84, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.154 19.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2898a',
500: '#cd545c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd545c; $custom-light: #e2898a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd545c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 84,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.033,
"s": 54.751,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60452,
"c": 0.15373,
"h": 19
},
"luminance": 0.20092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD545C
secondary
#A6D7D4
accent
#DED44A
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C