#CD6856#CD6856
#CD6856 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.132 H 31.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6856 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 104, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 54%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 58%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 58%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.64, 38.35, 28.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.64, 47.78, 36.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.21% 0.1124 0.0689) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.21% 0.132 31.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8094, 23.5552, 11.6738) |
| Luminance | 0.2355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.85
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.18
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.60
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.87
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.91
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6856 #56BBCD
analogous
#CD567F #CD6856 #CDA456
triadic
#CD6856 #56CD68 #6856CD
tetradic
#CD6856 #7FCD56 #56BBCD #A456CD
square
#CD6856 #7FCD56 #56BBCD #A456CD
split-complementary
#CD6856 #56CDA4 #567FCD
monochromatic
#823426 #B14734 #CD6856 #DB9285 #E9BCB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#CD6856 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#CD6856 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6856
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6856 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6856 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817854
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8E54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF5764
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6856; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 104, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.132 31.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e19586',
500: '#cd6856',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6856; $custom-light: #e19586; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6856",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 104,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.076,
"s": 54.338,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63212,
"c": 0.1318,
"h": 31.5
},
"luminance": 0.23552
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6856
secondary
#A7D0D8
accent
#C7DE4A
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FDF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160D0B
muted
#847E7C