#CD5C63#CD5C63
#CD5C63 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.144 H 18.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5C63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 92, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 51.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.53, 45.42, 18.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.53, 48.92, 21.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.69% 0.1362 0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.69% 0.144 18.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2585, 21.5379, 14.3131) |
| Luminance | 0.2153 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.33
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.73
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.81
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.06
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5C63 #5CCDC6
analogous
#CD5C9B #CD5C63 #CD8D5C
triadic
#CD5C63 #63CD5C #5C63CD
tetradic
#CD5C63 #9BCD5C #5CCDC6 #8D5CCD
square
#CD5C63 #9BCD5C #5CCDC6 #8D5CCD
split-complementary
#CD5C63 #5CCD8D #5C9BCD
monochromatic
#86292F #B4373F #CD5C63 #DB8B90 #EABABD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#CD5C63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#CD5C63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5C63
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5C63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5C63 | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#767163
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928961
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4B5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5c63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 92, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.144 18.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18e8f',
500: '#cd5c63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5c63; $custom-light: #e18e8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5c63",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 92,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.283,
"s": 53.052,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61693,
"c": 0.14363,
"h": 18.5
},
"luminance": 0.21534
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5C63
secondary
#ACD9D6
accent
#DCD34B
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160C0C
muted
#847D7D