#CD5C3E#CD5C3E
#CD5C3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.151 H 35.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5C3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 92, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 69.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.93, 42.84, 38.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.93, 57.66, 42.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.05% 0.1221 0.0883) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.05% 0.151 35.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8764, 20.9850, 7.0337) |
| Luminance | 0.2098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.33
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.74
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.85
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.62
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.03
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5C3E #3EAFCD
analogous
#CD3E68 #CD5C3E #CDA33E
triadic
#CD5C3E #3ECD5C #5C3ECD
tetradic
#CD5C3E #68CD3E #3EAFCD #A33ECD
square
#CD5C3E #68CD3E #3EAFCD #A33ECD
split-complementary
#CD5C3E #3ECDA3 #3E68CD
monochromatic
#73301E #A3442A #CD5C3E #DA856F #E6AE9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#CD5C3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#CD5C3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5C3E
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5C3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5C3E | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6F3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96883B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14555
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5c3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 92, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.151 35.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38d74',
500: '#cd5c3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5c3e; $custom-light: #e38d74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5c3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 92,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.587,
"s": 58.848,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61045,
"c": 0.1507,
"h": 35.9
},
"luminance": 0.20981
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5C3E
secondary
#94C5D3
accent
#C1E246
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B