#CD5C3D#CD5C3D
#CD5C3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.151 H 36.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5C3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 92, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 70.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.92, 42.79, 39.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.92, 57.98, 42.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.03% 0.1218 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.03% 0.151 36.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8492, 20.9742, 6.8906) |
| Luminance | 0.2097 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.17
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.59
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.62
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.52
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.92
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5C3D #3DAECD
analogous
#CD3D66 #CD5C3D #CDA43D
triadic
#CD5C3D #3DCD5C #5C3DCD
tetradic
#CD5C3D #66CD3D #3DAECD #A43DCD
square
#CD5C3D #66CD3D #3DAECD #A43DCD
split-complementary
#CD5C3D #3DCDA4 #3D66CD
monochromatic
#72301D #A3442A #CD5C3D #DA856E #E6AE9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#CD5C3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#CD5C3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5C3D
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5C3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5C3D | 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)
#7A6F39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96883A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14455
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5c3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 92, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.151 36.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38d74',
500: '#cd5c3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5c3d; $custom-light: #e38d74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5c3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 92,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.917,
"s": 59.016,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61032,
"c": 0.151,
"h": 36.3
},
"luminance": 0.2097
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5C3D
secondary
#93C5D2
accent
#C0E246
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B