CSS named color

Indian Red #CD5C5C

The CSS keyword indianred is #CD5C5C. It is a soft red in the red family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.615, chroma 0.144 and hue 22.2°.

Relative luminance: 0.2141
OKLCH L · C · h: 0.615 · 0.144 · 22.2
Best text: Black 5.28:1
Hue family: Red

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#CD5C5C color codes

HEX: #CD5C5C
RGB: rgb(205, 92, 92)
HSL: hsl(0, 53%, 58%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.615 0.144 22.2)
OKLab: oklab(0.615 0.133 0.055)
CIELAB (D65): L* 53.40, a* 44.83, b* 22.12
XYZ (D65): X 30.94, Y 21.41, Z 12.63
CMYK (naive): cmyk(0%, 55%, 55%, 20%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #CD5C5C accessible?

Black text on it reaches 5.28:1, passing AA. White text manages only 3.97:1, enough for large text only.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

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Black text on it

5.28:1
- AA passes
- AA large passes
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc +37
White text on it

3.97:1
- AA fails
- AA large passes
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc −72
As text on black

5.28:1
- AA passes
- AA large passes
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc −35
As text on white

3.97:1
- AA fails
- AA large passes
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc +66

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

For text on white

#C15152 4.59:1

Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.62 to 0.58 reaches 4.59:1 on white, keeping the hue.

Compare both in the Contrast System
For text on black

#CD5C5C 5.28:1

It already reaches 5.28:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #CD5C5C live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #CD5C5C

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #CD5C5C sits at step 500.

50#FFF2F1

White
1.09
Black
19.22
100#FFE4E2

White
1.20
Black
17.44
200#FFC8C5

White
1.46
Black
14.31
300#FFA09C

White
1.95
Black
10.76
400#ED7A78

White
2.74
Black
7.65
500This color#CD5C5C

White
3.97
Black
5.28
600#B34547

White
5.44
Black
3.85
700#972E32

White
7.62
Black
2.75
800#76131D

White
11.16
Black
1.88
900#53000C

White
15.29
Black
1.37
950#320004

White
18.46
Black
1.13

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #CD5C5C can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.248; #CD5C5C uses 58% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.280 there: 13% more.

sRGB
Display P3
Rec. 2020
Dominant wavelength

OKLCH chroma: 0.144
sRGB edge: 0.248
Display P3 edge: 0.280
Rec. 2020 edge: 0.326
Dominant wavelength: 611 nm
Excitation purity: 46%
Chromaticity: x 0.4762, y 0.3295

This color#CD5C5C
Most vivid in sRGB#F70038
Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.615 0.280 22.2)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it

.accent {
  color: #cd5c5c;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.9266 0 0.2049); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #CD5C5C

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

sRGB50%#E6AEAE
OKLab50%#EBAEAB
OKLCH50%#EBAEAB

Black #000000

sRGB50%#672E2E
OKLab50%#4E1F1F
OKLCH50%#4E1F1F

Its complement #0097A0

sRGB50%#677A7E
OKLab50%#90807F
OKLCH50%#8775C9

In CSS

/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #cd5c5c, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #cd5c5c 50%, white);

In use

#CD5C5C in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

Button labelText, 4.5:15.28:1 Passes
Link and body-size textText, 4.5:13.97:1 Fails
Large headingLarge text, 3:13.97:1 Passes
Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:13.97:1 Passes

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #C15152 4.59:1

Dark page

Button labelText, 4.5:15.28:1 Passes
Link and body-size textText, 4.5:14.71:1 Passes
Large headingLarge text, 3:14.71:1 Passes
Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:14.71:1 Passes

Color vision

How #CD5C5C looks with color blindness

Deuteranopia changes it most, ΔE2000 32.5; tritanopia changes it least, 5.0.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

Protanopia

No working red (long-wavelength) cones

#77715B ΔE2000 28.9

Distinct

Reads as grayish brown
Deuteranopia

No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

#93885A ΔE2000 32.5

Distinct

Reads as muted amber
Tritanopia

No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

#DF495D ΔE2000 5.0

Noticeable

Reads as vivid red
Achromatopsia

No cone color vision; lightness only

#808080 ΔE2000 24.8

Distinct

Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #0097A0. Their lightness contrast is only 1.12:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

Vision	The pair	ΔE2000	Verdict
Normal vision	#CD5C5C · #0097A0	50.6	Stays distinct
Protanopia	#77715B · #8A90A1	22.6	Stays distinct
Deuteranopia	#93885A · #7882A0	31.8	Stays distinct
Tritanopia	#DF495D · #009E99	60.1	Stays distinct
Achromatopsia	#808080 · #888888	2.9	Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #CD5C5C

Its complement is #0097A0, a soft cyan, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

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Base#CD5C5C
Complement#0097A0

Complementary

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−30°#C45C8D
Base#CD5C5C
+30°#C66720

Analogous

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Base#CD5C5C
+120°#4B9A45
+240°#5482DB

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio

Base#CD5C5C
+150°#009B7D
+210°#0091C3

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-indianred: #cd5c5c;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        indianred: '#cd5c5c',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-indianred: oklch(0.615 0.144 22.2);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "indianred": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.8039, 0.3608, 0.3608],
        "hex": "#cd5c5c"
      },
      "$description": "CSS named color indianred"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let indianred = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.804, green: 0.361, blue: 0.361, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Indianred = Color(0xFFCD5C5C)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Tools

Open #CD5C5C in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.

Indian Red #CD5C5C

#CD5C5C color codes

Contrast: is #CD5C5C accessible?

Black text on it

White text on it

As text on black

As text on white

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

Adjust #CD5C5C live

Shades and tints of #CD5C5C

How vivid #CD5C5C can get

Mixing #CD5C5C

#CD5C5C in an interface

How #CD5C5C looks with color blindness

Protanopia

Deuteranopia

Tritanopia

Achromatopsia

Pairing check

Color harmonies for #CD5C5C

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split-complementary

Design tokens

CSS custom property

Tailwind config

Tailwind v4 theme

Design token (W3C DTCG)

SwiftUI color

Jetpack Compose color

The nearest match in each system

Similar colors

Open #CD5C5C in the tools