#CD5C3F#CD5C3F
#CD5C3F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.150 H 35.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5C3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 92, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 69.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.95, 42.89, 38.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.95, 57.35, 41.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.06% 0.1225 0.0873) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.06% 0.15 35.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9041, 20.9961, 7.1796) |
| Luminance | 0.2099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.51
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.89
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.08
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.74
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.04
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5C3F #3FB0CD
analogous
#CD3F69 #CD5C3F #CDA33F
triadic
#CD5C3F #3FCD5C #5C3FCD
tetradic
#CD5C3F #69CD3F #3FB0CD #A33FCD
square
#CD5C3F #69CD3F #3FB0CD #A33FCD
split-complementary
#CD5C3F #3FCDA3 #3F69CD
monochromatic
#74301E #A4442B #CD5C3F #DA8570 #E6AEA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#CD5C3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#CD5C3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5C3F
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5C3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5C3F | 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)
#7A6F3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96883C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14556
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5c3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 92, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.150 35.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38d75',
500: '#cd5c3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5c3f; $custom-light: #e38d75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5c3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 92,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.254,
"s": 58.678,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61058,
"c": 0.15042,
"h": 35.5
},
"luminance": 0.20992
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5C3F
secondary
#95C6D3
accent
#C2E246
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B