#CD5C5E#CD5C5E
#CD5C5E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.144 H 21.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5C5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 92, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 54.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.43, 44.99, 21.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.43, 49.65, 25.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.59% 0.1342 0.052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.59% 0.144 21.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0269, 21.4452, 13.0929) |
| Luminance | 0.2144 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 0.67
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.23
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.44
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.76
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.19
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5C5E #5CCDCB
analogous
#CD5C96 #CD5C5E #CD925C
triadic
#CD5C5E #5ECD5C #5C5ECD
tetradic
#CD5C5E #96CD5C #5CCDCB #925CCD
square
#CD5C5E #96CD5C #5CCDCB #925CCD
split-complementary
#CD5C5E #5CCD92 #5C96CD
monochromatic
#86292B #B4373A #CD5C5E #DB8B8C #EABABB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#CD5C5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#CD5C5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5C5E
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5C5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5C5E | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76715D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93895C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4A5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5c5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 92, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.144 21.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18e8b',
500: '#cd5c5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5c5e; $custom-light: #e18e8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5c5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 92,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.938,
"s": 53.052,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61585,
"c": 0.14395,
"h": 21.2
},
"luminance": 0.21442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5C5E
secondary
#ACD9D8
accent
#DCDA4B
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160C0C
muted
#847D7D