#CD5C3C#CD5C3C
#CD5C3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.151 H 36.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5C3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 92, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 70.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.91, 42.74, 39.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.91, 58.30, 42.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.02% 0.1214 0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.02% 0.151 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8225, 20.9635, 6.7500) |
| Luminance | 0.2096 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.02
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.41
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.47
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.43
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.83
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5C3C #3CADCD
analogous
#CD3C65 #CD5C3C #CDA43C
triadic
#CD5C3C #3CCD5C #5C3CCD
tetradic
#CD5C3C #65CD3C #3CADCD #A43CCD
square
#CD5C3C #65CD3C #3CADCD #A43CCD
split-complementary
#CD5C3C #3CCDA4 #3C65CD
monochromatic
#71301D #A2442A #CD5C3C #D9856D #E6AD9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#CD5C3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#CD5C3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5C3C
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5C3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5C3C | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B6F38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968839
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14455
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5c3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 92, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.151 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38d73',
500: '#cd5c3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5c3c; $custom-light: #e38d73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5c3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 92,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.241,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61019,
"c": 0.15129,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.2096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5C3C
secondary
#93C4D2
accent
#C0E245
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B