#CD6A55#CD6A55
#CD6A55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.130 H 33.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6A55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 106, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.3%, 58.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.03, 37.25, 29.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.03, 47.56, 38.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.51% 0.1088 0.0712) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.51% 0.13 33.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9731, 23.9466, 11.5309) |
| Luminance | 0.2394 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.99
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.12
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.39
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.42
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.83
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6A55 #55B8CD
analogous
#CD557C #CD6A55 #CDA655
triadic
#CD6A55 #55CD6A #6A55CD
tetradic
#CD6A55 #7CCD55 #55B8CD #A655CD
square
#CD6A55 #7CCD55 #55B8CD #A655CD
split-complementary
#CD6A55 #55CDA6 #557CCD
monochromatic
#823626 #B14A34 #CD6A55 #DB9384 #E9BDB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#CD6A55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#CD6A55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6A55
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6A55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6A55 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837953
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8E53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF5965
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6a55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 106, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.130 33.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e19685',
500: '#cd6a55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6a55; $custom-light: #e19685; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6a55",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 106,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.5,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63508,
"c": 0.13003,
"h": 33.2
},
"luminance": 0.23943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6A55
secondary
#A6CFD7
accent
#C4DE4A
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FDF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160D0B
muted
#847E7C