#CD5B5C#CD5B5C
#CD5B5C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.145 H 21.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5B5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 91, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 55.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.21, 45.31, 21.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.21, 50.31, 25.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.4% 0.135 0.054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.145 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8522, 21.2377, 12.5977) |
| Luminance | 0.2123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 0.34
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.79
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.17
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.27
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.83
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5B5C #5BCDCC
analogous
#CD5B95 #CD5B5C #CD935B
triadic
#CD5B5C #5CCD5B #5B5CCD
tetradic
#CD5B5C #95CD5B #5BCDCC #935BCD
square
#CD5B5C #95CD5B #5BCDCC #935BCD
split-complementary
#CD5B5C #5BCD93 #5B95CD
monochromatic
#852929 #B43738 #CD5B5C #DB8A8B #EAB9B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#CD5B5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#CD5B5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5B5C
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5B5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5B5C | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76705B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938859
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF485C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5b5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 91, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.145 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18d8a',
500: '#cd5b5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5b5c; $custom-light: #e18d8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5b5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 91,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.474,
"s": 53.271,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61403,
"c": 0.14534,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.21234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5B5C
secondary
#ABD9D8
accent
#DDDB4B
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C