#CD5B36#CD5B36
#CD5B36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.154 H 38.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5B36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 91, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 74%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 73.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.65, 42.94, 42.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.65, 60.45, 44.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.81% 0.121 0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.81% 0.154 38.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5867, 20.7315, 5.9329) |
| Luminance | 0.2073 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.73
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.86
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.38
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.40
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.70
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5B36 #36A8CD
analogous
#CD365C #CD5B36 #CDA636
triadic
#CD5B36 #36CD5B #5B36CD
tetradic
#CD5B36 #5CCD36 #36A8CD #A636CD
square
#CD5B36 #5CCD36 #36A8CD #A636CD
split-complementary
#CD5B36 #36CDA6 #365CCD
monochromatic
#6D2F1B #9E4527 #CD5B36 #D98367 #E5AB98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#CD5B36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#CD5B36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5B36
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5B36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5B36 | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6E32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968733
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14253
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5b36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 91, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.154 38.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e48c6f',
500: '#cd5b36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5b36; $custom-light: #e48c6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5b36",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 91,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.702,
"s": 60.159,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60805,
"c": 0.15397,
"h": 38.2
},
"luminance": 0.20728
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5B36
secondary
#8EC0D1
accent
#BCE344
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEF0EC
border
#D6CBC7
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A