#CF5E42#CF5E42
#CF5E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.150 H 35.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CF5E42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 94, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.6%, 68.1%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.67, 42.82, 37.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.67, 56.83, 41.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.68% 0.1226 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.68% 0.15 35.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7211, 21.6680, 7.7178) |
| Luminance | 0.2166 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.49
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.78
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.26
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.51
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.05
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CF5E42 #42B3CF
analogous
#CF426C #CF5E42 #CFA442
triadic
#CF5E42 #42CF5E #5E42CF
tetradic
#CF5E42 #6CCF42 #42B3CF #A442CF
square
#CF5E42 #6CCF42 #42B3CF #A442CF
split-complementary
#CF5E42 #42CFA4 #426CCF
monochromatic
#78301F #A9442B #CF5E42 #DB8873 #E8B1A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.94
#CF5E42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.33
#CF5E42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CF5E42
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CF5E42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CF5E42 | 1.00 | 3.94 | 5.33 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C713F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988A3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E34758
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cf5e42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 94, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.150 35.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e48f77',
500: '#cf5e42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cf5e42; $custom-light: #e48f77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cf5e42",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 94,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.915,
"s": 59.494,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61683,
"c": 0.14986,
"h": 35.1
},
"luminance": 0.21664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CF5E42
secondary
#98C9D5
accent
#C3E345
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170D09
muted
#857D7B