#CD5E4C#CD5E4C
#CD5E4C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.145 H 31.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5E4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 94, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 62.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.50, 42.68, 31.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.50, 53.04, 36.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.54% 0.1242 0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.54% 0.145 31) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4868, 21.5101, 9.3825) |
| Luminance | 0.2151 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.71
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.71
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.43
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.02
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.73
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5E4C #4CBBCD
analogous
#CD4C7B #CD5E4C #CD9E4C
triadic
#CD5E4C #4CCD5E #5E4CCD
tetradic
#CD5E4C #7BCD4C #4CBBCD #9E4CCD
square
#CD5E4C #7BCD4C #4CBBCD #9E4CCD
split-complementary
#CD5E4C #4CCD9E #4C7BCD
monochromatic
#7C2F23 #AC4130 #CD5E4C #DA897C #E8B4AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#CD5E4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.30
#CD5E4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5E4C
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5E4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5E4C | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.30 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 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)
#7A714A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96894A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E0495A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5e4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 94, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.145 31.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28f7e',
500: '#cd5e4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5e4c; $custom-light: #e28f7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5e4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 94,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.372,
"s": 56.332,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61538,
"c": 0.14488,
"h": 31
},
"luminance": 0.21506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5E4C
secondary
#9FCED5
accent
#CAE048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170D0A
muted
#857D7C