#CD5554#CD5554
#CD5554 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.153 H 23.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5554 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 85, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 59%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.97, 47.55, 24.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.97, 53.69, 27.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.42% 0.1408 0.0606) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.42% 0.153 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0282, 20.1200, 10.6881) |
| Luminance | 0.2012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 1.49
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.88
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 1.94
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.38
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.06
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5554 #54CCCD
analogous
#CD5490 #CD5554 #CD9254
triadic
#CD5554 #54CD55 #5554CD
tetradic
#CD5554 #90CD54 #54CCCD #9254CD
square
#CD5554 #90CD54 #54CCCD #9254CD
split-complementary
#CD5554 #54CD92 #5490CD
monochromatic
#812626 #B03534 #CD5554 #DB8483 #E9B3B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#CD5554 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#CD5554 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5554
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5554 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5554 | 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)
#736C53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918551
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E03F56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5554; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 85, 84); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.153 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28984',
500: '#cd5554',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5554; $custom-light: #e28984; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5554",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 85,
"b": 84
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.496,
"s": 54.751,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60423,
"c": 0.15323,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.20116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5554
secondary
#A6D7D7
accent
#DDDE4A
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#170C0A
muted
#857D7C