#CD5A3B#CD5A3B
#CD5A3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.153 H 36.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5A3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 90, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 71.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.52, 43.66, 39.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.52, 59.05, 42.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.72% 0.1241 0.0903) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.72% 0.153 36) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6253, 20.6111, 6.5551) |
| Luminance | 0.2061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.56
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.90
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.02
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.97
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.27
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5A3B #3BAECD
analogous
#CD3B65 #CD5A3B #CDA33B
triadic
#CD5A3B #3BCD5A #5A3BCD
tetradic
#CD5A3B #65CD3B #3BAECD #A33BCD
square
#CD5A3B #65CD3B #3BAECD #A33BCD
split-complementary
#CD5A3B #3BCDA3 #3B65CD
monochromatic
#712F1D #A24329 #CD5A3B #D9836C #E6AC9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#CD5A3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#CD5A3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5A3B
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5A3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5A3B | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796E37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958738
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14253
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5a3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 90, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.153 36.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38c72',
500: '#cd5a3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5a3b; $custom-light: #e38c72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5a3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 90,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.74,
"s": 59.35,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60721,
"c": 0.15345,
"h": 36
},
"luminance": 0.20607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5A3B
secondary
#92C4D2
accent
#C1E345
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B