#CD5E3C#CD5E3C
#CD5E3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.149 H 37.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5E3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 94, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 70.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.29, 41.75, 40.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.29, 57.88, 43.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.31% 0.1184 0.0912) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.31% 0.149 37.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9980, 21.3146, 6.8085) |
| Luminance | 0.2131 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.35
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.71
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.81
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.81
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.30
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5E3C #3CABCD
analogous
#CD3C63 #CD5E3C #CDA73C
triadic
#CD5E3C #3CCD5E #5E3CCD
tetradic
#CD5E3C #63CD3C #3CABCD #A73CCD
square
#CD5E3C #63CD3C #3CABCD #A73CCD
split-complementary
#CD5E3C #3CCDA7 #3C63CD
monochromatic
#71311D #A2462A #CD5E3C #D9866D #E6AE9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#CD5E3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#CD5E3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5E3C
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5E3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5E3C | 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)
#7C7038
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978939
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E14756
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5e3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 94, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.149 37.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38e73',
500: '#cd5e3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5e3c; $custom-light: #e38e73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5e3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 94,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.069,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6131,
"c": 0.14943,
"h": 37.6
},
"luminance": 0.21311
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5E3C
secondary
#93C3D2
accent
#BEE245
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B