#CD5B3C#CD5B3C
#CD5B3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.152 H 36.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5B3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 91, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 70.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.72, 43.22, 39.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.72, 58.51, 42.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.88% 0.1229 0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.88% 0.152 36.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7364, 20.7914, 6.7213) |
| Luminance | 0.2079 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.36
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.75
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.80
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.74
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.10
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5B3C #3CAECD
analogous
#CD3C65 #CD5B3C #CDA43C
triadic
#CD5B3C #3CCD5B #5B3CCD
tetradic
#CD5B3C #65CD3C #3CAECD #A43CCD
square
#CD5B3C #65CD3C #3CAECD #A43CCD
split-complementary
#CD5B3C #3CCDA4 #3C65CD
monochromatic
#712F1D #A2432A #CD5B3C #D9846D #E6AD9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#CD5B3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.16
#CD5B3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5B3C
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5B3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5B3C | 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)
#7A6E38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968739
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14354
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5b3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 91, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.152 36.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38d73',
500: '#cd5b3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5b3c; $custom-light: #e38d73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5b3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 91,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.828,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60876,
"c": 0.15222,
"h": 36.1
},
"luminance": 0.20788
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5B3C
secondary
#93C5D2
accent
#C1E245
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B