#CD5E4D#CD5E4D
#CD5E4D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.145 H 30.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5E4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 94, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 62.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.52, 42.75, 30.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.52, 52.77, 35.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.56% 0.1245 0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.56% 0.145 30.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5218, 21.5241, 9.5670) |
| Luminance | 0.2152 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.43
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.50
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.18
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.75
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.42
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5E4D #4DBCCD
analogous
#CD4D7C #CD5E4D #CD9E4D
triadic
#CD5E4D #4DCD5E #5E4DCD
tetradic
#CD5E4D #7CCD4D #4DBCCD #9E4DCD
square
#CD5E4D #7CCD4D #4DBCCD #9E4DCD
split-complementary
#CD5E4D #4DCD9E #4D7CCD
monochromatic
#7D2F23 #AC4130 #CD5E4D #DA897D #E8B4AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#CD5E4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.30
#CD5E4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5E4D
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5E4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5E4D | 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)
#7A714B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96894B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E0495A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5e4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 94, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.145 30.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28f7f',
500: '#cd5e4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5e4d; $custom-light: #e28f7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5e4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 94,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.969,
"s": 56.14,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61555,
"c": 0.14464,
"h": 30.6
},
"luminance": 0.2152
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5E4D
secondary
#A0CFD6
accent
#CBDF48
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170D0A
muted
#857D7C