#CD5C4E#CD5C4E
#CD5C4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.147 H 29.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 92, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 62%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.15, 43.79, 29.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.15, 53.04, 34.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.28% 0.128 0.0714) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.28% 0.147 29.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3818, 21.1872, 9.6959) |
| Luminance | 0.2118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.54
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.81
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.23
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.02
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.57
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5C4E #4EBFCD
analogous
#CD4E7F #CD5C4E #CD9B4E
triadic
#CD5C4E #4ECD5C #5C4ECD
tetradic
#CD5C4E #7FCD4E #4EBFCD #9B4ECD
square
#CD5C4E #7FCD4E #4EBFCD #9B4ECD
split-complementary
#CD5C4E #4ECD9B #4E7FCD
monochromatic
#7D2D23 #AD3F31 #CD5C4E #DA887E #E8B4AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#CD5C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#CD5C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5C4E
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5C4E | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79704C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95884B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E04759
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 92, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.147 29.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28d80',
500: '#cd5c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5c4e; $custom-light: #e28d80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 92,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.614,
"s": 55.947,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61283,
"c": 0.14652,
"h": 29.1
},
"luminance": 0.21183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5C4E
secondary
#A1D0D6
accent
#CFDF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170C0A
muted
#857D7C