#CD5E43#CD5E43
#CD5E43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.147 H 34.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5E43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 94, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 67.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.38, 42.13, 36.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.38, 55.66, 40.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.4% 0.1208 0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.147 34.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1955, 21.3936, 7.8484) |
| Luminance | 0.2139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.63
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.93
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.41
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.61
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.76
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5E43 #43B2CD
analogous
#CD436D #CD5E43 #CDA343
triadic
#CD5E43 #43CD5E #5E43CD
tetradic
#CD5E43 #6DCD43 #43B2CD #A343CD
square
#CD5E43 #6DCD43 #43B2CD #A343CD
split-complementary
#CD5E43 #43CDA3 #436DCD
monochromatic
#76301F #A7442C #CD5E43 #DA8773 #E7B1A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#CD5E43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#CD5E43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5E43
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5E43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5E43 | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B7040
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978940
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E04858
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5e43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 94, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.147 34.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38e78',
500: '#cd5e43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5e43; $custom-light: #e38e78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5e43",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 94,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.739,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61402,
"c": 0.14733,
"h": 34.9
},
"luminance": 0.2139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5E43
secondary
#98C8D4
accent
#C3E147
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C09
muted
#857D7B