#CD5A3C#CD5A3C
#CD5A3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.153 H 35.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5A3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 90, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 70.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.53, 43.71, 39.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.53, 58.73, 41.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.73% 0.1244 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.73% 0.153 35.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6515, 20.6216, 6.6930) |
| Luminance | 0.2062 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.70
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.10
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.14
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.06
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.35
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5A3C #3CAFCD
analogous
#CD3C67 #CD5A3C #CDA33C
triadic
#CD5A3C #3CCD5A #5A3CCD
tetradic
#CD5A3C #67CD3C #3CAFCD #A33CCD
square
#CD5A3C #67CD3C #3CAFCD #A33CCD
split-complementary
#CD5A3C #3CCDA3 #3C67CD
monochromatic
#712F1D #A2432A #CD5A3C #D9836D #E6AC9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#CD5A3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#CD5A3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5A3C
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5A3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5A3C | 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)
#796E39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958739
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14253
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5a3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 90, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.153 35.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38c73',
500: '#cd5a3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5a3c; $custom-light: #e38c73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5a3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 90,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.414,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60734,
"c": 0.15317,
"h": 35.7
},
"luminance": 0.20618
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5A3C
secondary
#93C5D2
accent
#C2E245
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B