#CD5C4C#CD5C4C
#CD5C4C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.147 H 30.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5C4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 92, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 62.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.12, 43.66, 31.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.12, 53.56, 35.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.25% 0.1272 0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.25% 0.147 30.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3112, 21.1590, 9.3240) |
| Luminance | 0.2115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.10
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.16
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.72
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.54
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.21
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5C4C #4CBDCD
analogous
#CD4C7C #CD5C4C #CD9D4C
triadic
#CD5C4C #4CCD5C #5C4CCD
tetradic
#CD5C4C #7CCD4C #4CBDCD #9D4CCD
square
#CD5C4C #7CCD4C #4CBDCD #9D4CCD
split-complementary
#CD5C4C #4CCD9D #4C7CCD
monochromatic
#7C2E23 #AC3F30 #CD5C4C #DA887C #E8B3AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#CD5C4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.23
#CD5C4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5C4C
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5C4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5C4C | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.23 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79704A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958849
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E04759
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5c4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 92, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.147 30.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28d7e',
500: '#cd5c4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5c4c; $custom-light: #e28d7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5c4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 92,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.442,
"s": 56.332,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6125,
"c": 0.14698,
"h": 30.1
},
"luminance": 0.21155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5C4C
secondary
#9FCFD5
accent
#CDE048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170C0A
muted
#857D7C