#CD5E4E#CD5E4E
#CD5E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.144 H 30.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 94, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 62%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.53, 42.81, 30.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.53, 52.51, 35.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.57% 0.1249 0.0724) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.57% 0.144 30.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5574, 21.5383, 9.7544) |
| Luminance | 0.2154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.15
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.31
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.94
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.48
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.10
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5E4E #4EBDCD
analogous
#CD4E7D #CD5E4E #CD9D4E
triadic
#CD5E4E #4ECD5E #5E4ECD
tetradic
#CD5E4E #7DCD4E #4EBDCD #9D4ECD
square
#CD5E4E #7DCD4E #4EBDCD #9D4ECD
split-complementary
#CD5E4E #4ECD9D #4E7DCD
monochromatic
#7D2F23 #AD4031 #CD5E4E #DA897E #E8B5AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#CD5E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#CD5E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5E4E
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5E4E | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A714C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96894C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E04A5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 94, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.144 30.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28f80',
500: '#cd5e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5e4e; $custom-light: #e28f80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 94,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.559,
"s": 55.947,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61571,
"c": 0.14439,
"h": 30.1
},
"luminance": 0.21535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5E4E
secondary
#A1CFD6
accent
#CCDF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#170D0A
muted
#857D7C