#CD5E5D#CD5E5D
#CD5E5D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.142 H 22.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5E5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 94, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 54.6%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.79, 43.93, 22.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.79, 49.16, 26.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.85% 0.1308 0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.85% 0.142 22.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1578, 21.7785, 12.9167) |
| Luminance | 0.2177 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 0.51
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.68
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.02
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.49
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.23
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5E5D #5DCCCD
analogous
#CD5D94 #CD5E5D #CD965D
triadic
#CD5E5D #5DCD5E #5E5DCD
tetradic
#CD5E5D #94CD5D #5DCCCD #965DCD
square
#CD5E5D #94CD5D #5DCCCD #965DCD
split-complementary
#CD5E5D #5DCD96 #5D94CD
monochromatic
#862A29 #B53938 #CD5E5D #DB8C8C #EABBBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#CD5E5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.36
#CD5E5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5E5D
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5E5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5E5D | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.36 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#78725C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94895B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4C5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5e5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 94, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.142 22.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18f8b',
500: '#cd5e5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5e5d; $custom-light: #e18f8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5e5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 94,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.536,
"s": 52.83,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6185,
"c": 0.14166,
"h": 22.6
},
"luminance": 0.21775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5E5D
secondary
#ADD9D9
accent
#DBDC4C
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160D0B
muted
#847D7C