#CD5842#CD5842

#CD5842 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.154 H 32.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD5842
RGB	rgb(205, 88, 66)
HSL	hsl(9, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(9, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 67.8%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.24, 44.99, 35.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.24, 57.36, 38.35°)
OKLab	oklab(60.53% 0.1295 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(60.53% 0.154 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.6528, 20.3558, 7.5208)
Luminance	0.2035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD5842 #42B7CD

analogous

#CD4272 #CD5842 #CD9D42

triadic

#CD5842 #42CD58 #5842CD

tetradic

#CD5842 #72CD42 #42B7CD #9D42CD

square

#CD5842 #72CD42 #42B7CD #9D42CD

split-complementary

#CD5842 #42CD9D #4272CD

monochromatic

#762D1F #A63F2C #CD5842 #DA8372 #E7AEA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#CD5842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#CD5842 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD5842

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD5842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD5842	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776D3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94863F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E14053

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd5842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 88, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.154 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e38b77',
    500: '#cd5842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd5842;
$custom-light: #e38b77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd5842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.496,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60534,
    "c": 0.15351,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD5842

secondary

#97CAD3

accent

#C9E146

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#170C08

muted

#857D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD5842

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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