#CF5A38#CF5A38
#CF5A38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.156 H 36.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CF5A38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 90, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 61%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 73%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.5%, 72.9%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.80, 44.26, 41.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.80, 60.85, 43.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.99% 0.1252 0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.99% 0.156 36.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1051, 20.8672, 6.1831) |
| Luminance | 0.2086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.28
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.44
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.74
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.76
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.21
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CF5A38 #38ADCF
analogous
#CF3862 #CF5A38 #CFA638
triadic
#CF5A38 #38CF5A #5A38CF
tetradic
#CF5A38 #62CF38 #38ADCF #A638CF
square
#CF5A38 #62CF38 #38ADCF #A638CF
split-complementary
#CF5A38 #38CFA6 #3862CF
monochromatic
#712F1B #A34327 #CF5A38 #DB8369 #E7AC9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#CF5A38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#CF5A38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CF5A38
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CF5A38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CF5A38 | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6E34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978835
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E34153
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cf5a38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 90, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.156 36.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e58c70',
500: '#cf5a38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cf5a38; $custom-light: #e58c70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cf5a38",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 90,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.51,
"s": 61.134,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60986,
"c": 0.15649,
"h": 36.9
},
"luminance": 0.20863
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CF5A38
secondary
#90C4D3
accent
#C0E444
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEF0EC
border
#D6CBC7
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A