#CD5C44#CD5C44
#CD5C44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.149 H 33.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5C44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 92, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 66.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.01, 43.17, 35.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.01, 55.82, 39.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.13% 0.1242 0.0823) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.13% 0.149 33.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0502, 21.0546, 7.9492) |
| Luminance | 0.2105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.58
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.87
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.11
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.34
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.43
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5C44 #44B5CD
analogous
#CD4470 #CD5C44 #CDA044
triadic
#CD5C44 #44CD5C #5C44CD
tetradic
#CD5C44 #70CD44 #44B5CD #A044CD
square
#CD5C44 #70CD44 #44B5CD #A044CD
split-complementary
#CD5C44 #44CDA0 #4470CD
monochromatic
#772F20 #A7422D #CD5C44 #DA8674 #E7B0A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#CD5C44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#CD5C44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5C44
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5C44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5C44 | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6F41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968841
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E04557
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5c44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 92, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.149 33.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38d78',
500: '#cd5c44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5c44; $custom-light: #e38d78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5c44",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 92,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.511,
"s": 57.806,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61127,
"c": 0.14902,
"h": 33.5
},
"luminance": 0.21051
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5C44
secondary
#99C9D4
accent
#C6E147
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C09
muted
#857D7B