#CD545D#CD545D
#CD545D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.154 H 18.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD545D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 84, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 54.6%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.97, 48.70, 19.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.97, 52.51, 21.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.47% 0.1458 0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.47% 0.154 18.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3255, 20.1139, 12.6392) |
| Luminance | 0.2011 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.79
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.68
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.52
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.67
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.88
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD545D #54CDC4
analogous
#CD549A #CD545D #CD8854
triadic
#CD545D #5DCD54 #545DCD
tetradic
#CD545D #9ACD54 #54CDC4 #8854CD
square
#CD545D #9ACD54 #54CDC4 #8854CD
split-complementary
#CD545D #54CD88 #549ACD
monochromatic
#81262C #B0343D #CD545D #DB838A #E9B3B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#CD545D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#CD545D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD545D
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD545D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD545D | 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)
#716C5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F855A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4058
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd545d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 84, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.154 18.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2898a',
500: '#cd545d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd545d; $custom-light: #e2898a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd545d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 84,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.537,
"s": 54.751,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60473,
"c": 0.15369,
"h": 18.5
},
"luminance": 0.2011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD545D
secondary
#A6D7D3
accent
#DED34A
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C