#CD5B3E#CD5B3E
#CD5B3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.152 H 35.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5B3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 91, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 69.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.74, 43.33, 38.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.74, 57.88, 41.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.9% 0.1236 0.0879) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.152 35.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7903, 20.8129, 7.0051) |
| Luminance | 0.2081 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.68
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.08
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.19
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.95
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.18
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5B3E #3EB0CD
analogous
#CD3E68 #CD5B3E #CDA33E
triadic
#CD5B3E #3ECD5B #5B3ECD
tetradic
#CD5B3E #68CD3E #3EB0CD #A33ECD
square
#CD5B3E #68CD3E #3EB0CD #A33ECD
split-complementary
#CD5B3E #3ECDA3 #3E68CD
monochromatic
#732F1E #A3432A #CD5B3E #DA846F #E6AE9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#CD5B3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.16
#CD5B3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5B3E
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5B3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5B3E | 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)
#7A6E3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96873B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14355
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5b3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 91, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.152 35.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38d74',
500: '#cd5b3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5b3e; $custom-light: #e38d74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5b3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 91,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.168,
"s": 58.848,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60902,
"c": 0.15166,
"h": 35.4
},
"luminance": 0.20809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5B3E
secondary
#94C6D3
accent
#C2E246
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B