#CD5E4A#CD5E4A
#CD5E4A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.145 H 31.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5E4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 94, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 63.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.47, 42.55, 32.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.47, 53.60, 37.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.51% 0.1234 0.0769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.51% 0.145 31.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4183, 21.4827, 9.0220) |
| Luminance | 0.2148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.17
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.29
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.95
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.44
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.58
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5E4A #4AB9CD
analogous
#CD4A78 #CD5E4A #CD9F4A
triadic
#CD5E4A #4ACD5E #5E4ACD
tetradic
#CD5E4A #78CD4A #4AB9CD #9F4ACD
square
#CD5E4A #78CD4A #4AB9CD #9F4ACD
split-complementary
#CD5E4A #4ACD9F #4A78CD
monochromatic
#7B2F22 #AB422F #CD5E4A #DA897A #E7B3AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#CD5E4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.30
#CD5E4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5E4A
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5E4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5E4A | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.30 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B7148
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968948
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E0495A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5e4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 94, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.145 31.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28f7d',
500: '#cd5e4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5e4a; $custom-light: #e28f7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5e4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 94,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.16,
"s": 56.71,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61506,
"c": 0.14539,
"h": 31.9
},
"luminance": 0.21479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5E4A
secondary
#9ECDD5
accent
#C9E048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170D09
muted
#857D7B