#CD5B3B#CD5B3B
#CD5B3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.153 H 36.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5B3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 91, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 71.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.71, 43.17, 39.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.71, 58.83, 42.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.86% 0.1226 0.0907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.86% 0.153 36.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7103, 20.7809, 6.5834) |
| Luminance | 0.2078 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.23
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.55
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.69
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.66
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.00
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5B3B #3BADCD
analogous
#CD3B64 #CD5B3B #CDA43B
triadic
#CD5B3B #3BCD5B #5B3BCD
tetradic
#CD5B3B #64CD3B #3BADCD #A43BCD
square
#CD5B3B #64CD3B #3BADCD #A43BCD
split-complementary
#CD5B3B #3BCDA4 #3B64CD
monochromatic
#712F1D #A24429 #CD5B3B #D9846C #E6AD9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#CD5B3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.16
#CD5B3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5B3B
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5B3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5B3B | 1.00 | 4.07 | 5.16 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6E37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968738
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14354
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5b3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 91, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.153 36.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38c72',
500: '#cd5b3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5b3b; $custom-light: #e38c72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5b3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 91,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.151,
"s": 59.35,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60864,
"c": 0.15251,
"h": 36.5
},
"luminance": 0.20777
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5B3B
secondary
#92C4D2
accent
#C0E345
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B