#CD6D55#CD6D55
#CD6D55 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.127 H 35.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6D55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 109, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 58.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.66, 35.69, 30.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.66, 46.86, 40.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.99% 0.104 0.073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.99% 0.127 35.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2877, 24.5758, 11.6358) |
| Luminance | 0.2457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.23
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.34
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.48
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.10
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.61
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6D55 #55B5CD
analogous
#CD5579 #CD6D55 #CDA955
triadic
#CD6D55 #55CD6D #6D55CD
tetradic
#CD6D55 #79CD55 #55B5CD #A955CD
square
#CD6D55 #79CD55 #55B5CD #A955CD
split-complementary
#CD6D55 #55CDA9 #5579CD
monochromatic
#823826 #B14D34 #CD6D55 #DB9684 #E9BEB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#CD6D55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.91
#CD6D55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6D55
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6D55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6D55 | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.91 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857B53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9053
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF5C67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6d55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 109, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.127 35.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e19885',
500: '#cd6d55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6d55; $custom-light: #e19885; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6d55",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 109,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63985,
"c": 0.12706,
"h": 35.1
},
"luminance": 0.24572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6D55
secondary
#A6CED7
accent
#C0DE4A
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FDF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0B
muted
#847E7C