#CD8985#CD8985

#CD8985 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.084 H 23.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD8985
RGB	rgb(205, 137, 133)
HSL	hsl(3, 42%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(3, 35%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.2%, 35.1%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.81, 25.49, 12.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.81, 28.53, 26.67°)
OKLab	oklab(69.77% 0.0774 0.0331)
OKLCH	oklch(69.77% 0.084 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(38.3575, 32.5666, 26.4515)
Luminance	0.3256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD8985 #85C9CD

analogous

#CD85A5 #CD8985 #CDAD85

triadic

#CD8985 #85CD89 #8985CD

tetradic

#CD8985 #A5CD85 #85C9CD #AD85CD

square

#CD8985 #A5CD85 #85C9CD #AD85CD

split-complementary

#CD8985 #85CDAD #85A5CD

monochromatic

#99443F #BB5F5A #CD8985 #DFB3B0 #F1DDDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.80

#CD8985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.51

#CD8985 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CD8985

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD8985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD8985	1.00	2.80	7.51	7.51
#FFFFFF	2.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#979384

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A7A084

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB8188

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd8985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 137, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.084 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#deaca8',
    500: '#cd8985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd8985;
$custom-light: #deaca8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd8985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.333,
    "s": 41.86,
    "l": 66.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6977,
    "c": 0.08416,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.32564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD8985

secondary

#CBE1E3

accent

#AEB531

background

#FDFAFA

surface

#FBF4F4

border

#D4CECE

text

#15100F

muted

#837F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD8985

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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