redwarmCSS named color

Indianred #CD5C5C

Indianred is a medium, moderately saturated warm-toned color with a warm cast. Defined as one of the 148 CSS named colors in the W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 specification.

Use cases: Alerts · Attention accents

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Families: Reds · Rose Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#CD5C5C
RGBrgb(205, 92, 92)
HSLhsl(0, 53%, 58%)
HSVhsv(0, 55%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(61.54% 0.144 22.2)
OKLaboklab(61.54% 0.1334 0.0545)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55.1%, 55.1%, 19.6%)
XYZxyz(30.9383, 21.4098, 12.6264)
CIE-LABlab(53.4, 44.8, 22.1)
CIE-LCHlch(53.4, 50.0, 26.3°)
Luminance0.214 (WCAG relative)
/* Indianred */ --indianred: #cd5c5c; color: #cd5c5c; background-color: #cd5c5c;

Source: W3C CSS named color. CSS keyword: indianred.

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#b75353 #a14a4a #8b4141 #773938 #63302f #4f2827 #3c201f #2a1817 #1a0f0e #000000

Tints (toward white)

#d46d6b #db7d7a #e18e8a #e79e9a #edaeaa #f1beba #f6cecb #f9dedc #fcefed #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#c6615f #c06563 #b96966 #b26d6a #aa716e #a37471 #9a7775 #927a78 #897d7c #808080

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#CD5C5C
#5CCDCD
#cd5c5c #5ccdcd

Analogous

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#CD5C94
#CD5C5C
#CD945C
#cd5c94 #cd5c5c #cd945c

Triadic

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#CD5C5C
#5CCD5C
#5C5CCD
#cd5c5c #5ccd5c #5c5ccd

Tetradic

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#CD5C5C
#94CD5C
#5CCDCD
#945CCD
#cd5c5c #94cd5c #5ccdcd #945ccd

Square

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#CD5C5C
#94CD5C
#5CCDCD
#945CCD
#cd5c5c #94cd5c #5ccdcd #945ccd

Split Complementary

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#CD5C5C
#5CCD94
#5C94CD
#cd5c5c #5ccd94 #5c94cd

Monochromatic

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#862929
#B43737
#CD5C5C
#DB8B8B
#EABABA
#862929 #b43737 #cd5c5c #db8b8b #eababa

Accessibility & contrast

3.98
#CD5C5C on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
5.28
#CD5C5C on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on indianred

5.28
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77715B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93885A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF495D

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Dark Salmon #C85A532.63
Pastel Red #DB58563.03
Dark Coral #CF524E3.24
Faded Red #D3494E4.00
Pale Red #D9544D4.20
Dusty Red #B9484E7.19

Colors that go with indianred

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility. See all 10 ranked combinations →

Maroon #800000
2.8:1
Same hue family as indianred (Δh 0°) — guaranteed harmony
Beige #F5F5DC
3.6:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 60°) — adds depth without tension
Night Blue #040348
4.8:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈119°) — balanced three-way contrast
Marine #042E60
3.4:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈147°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Aqua #00FFFF
3.2:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈180°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.