#CD5C56#CD5C56
#CD5C56 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.145 H 25.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5C56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 92, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 54%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 58%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 58%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.29, 44.36, 25.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.29, 51.16, 29.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.43% 0.1311 0.0619) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.43% 0.145 25.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6863, 21.3090, 11.2994) |
| Luminance | 0.2130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.26
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 1.98
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.27
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 2.62
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 2.83
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5C56 #56C7CD
analogous
#CD568C #CD5C56 #CD9856
triadic
#CD5C56 #56CD5C #5C56CD
tetradic
#CD5C56 #8CCD56 #56C7CD #9856CD
square
#CD5C56 #8CCD56 #56C7CD #9856CD
split-complementary
#CD5C56 #56CD98 #568CCD
monochromatic
#822B26 #B13B34 #CD5C56 #DB8A85 #E9B7B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#CD5C56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#CD5C56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5C56
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5C56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5C56 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#787055
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948853
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF485B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5c56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 92, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.145 25.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28d85',
500: '#cd5c56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5c56; $custom-light: #e28d85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5c56",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 92,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.025,
"s": 54.338,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61426,
"c": 0.14497,
"h": 25.3
},
"luminance": 0.21305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5C56
secondary
#A7D5D8
accent
#D6DE4A
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C