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Roman Red Palette

Roman Red Palette: #CD5C5C, #5BCDCD, #CD5B94, #CD945B. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Roman Red Palette assigns primary #CD5C5C, secondary #5BCDCD, surface #CD5B94, background #CD945B, accent #000000. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #5BCDCD at 0.5029; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
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Palette Color Roles

Roman Red Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#CD5C5CRoman Red
Secondary#5BCDCD#5BCDCD
Surface#CD5B94#CD5B94
Background#CD945B#CD945B
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-roman-red-primary: #CD5C5C;
--palette-roman-red-secondary: #5BCDCD;
--palette-roman-red-surface: #CD5B94;
--palette-roman-red-background: #CD945B;
--palette-roman-red-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Roman Red Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#CD5C5C
Black 5.28:1 · White 3.98:1
Best #000000
Secondary#5BCDCD
Black 11.06:1 · White 1.9:1
Best #000000
Surface#CD5B94
Black 5.52:1 · White 3.8:1
Best #000000
Background#CD945B
Black 7.98:1 · White 2.63:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Roman Red Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Roman Red Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Roman Red Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2141
Black text5.28:1AA Pass
White text3.98:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#CD5C5C",
    "name": "Roman Red"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#5BCDCD",
    "name": "#5BCDCD"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#CD5B94",
    "name": "#CD5B94"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#CD945B",
    "name": "#CD945B"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#CD5C5C",
    "name": "Roman Red",
    "blackContrast": 5.28,
    "whiteContrast": 3.98,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#5BCDCD",
    "name": "#5BCDCD",
    "blackContrast": 11.06,
    "whiteContrast": 1.9,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#CD5B94",
    "name": "#CD5B94",
    "blackContrast": 5.52,
    "whiteContrast": 3.8,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#CD945B",
    "name": "#CD945B",
    "blackContrast": 7.98,
    "whiteContrast": 2.63,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "roman red palette",
  "generated palette",
  "red palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-roman-red-primary: #CD5C5C;\n--palette-roman-red-secondary: #5BCDCD;\n--palette-roman-red-surface: #CD5B94;\n--palette-roman-red-background: #CD945B;\n--palette-roman-red-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "roman-red",
  "name": "Roman Red Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "roman-red",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Roman Red, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Roman Red Palette combines primary #CD5C5C, secondary #5BCDCD, surface #CD5B94, background #CD945B, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a red palette, cyan palette, pink palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "roman red palette",
    "generated palette",
    "red palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#CD5C5C",
      "slug": "roman-red",
      "name": "Roman Red",
      "rgb": [
        205,
        92,
        92
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        53,
        58
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        55,
        55,
        20
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2141,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.28,
        "white": 3.98
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/roman-red/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#5BCDCD",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#5BCDCD",
      "rgb": [
        91,
        205,
        205
      ],
      "hsl": [
        180,
        53,
        58
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        56,
        0,
        0,
        20
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5029,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.06,
        "white": 1.9
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#CD5B94",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#CD5B94",
      "rgb": [
        205,
        91,
        148
      ],
      "hsl": [
        330,
        53,
        58
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        56,
        28,
        20
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.226,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.52,
        "white": 3.8
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CD945B",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#CD945B",
      "rgb": [
        205,
        148,
        91
      ],
      "hsl": [
        30,
        53,
        58
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        28,
        56,
        20
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3491,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.98,
        "white": 2.63
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#CD5C5C",
      "name": "Roman Red"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#5BCDCD",
      "name": "#5BCDCD"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#CD5B94",
      "name": "#CD5B94"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CD945B",
      "name": "#CD945B"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#CD5C5C",
      "name": "Roman Red",
      "blackContrast": 5.28,
      "whiteContrast": 3.98,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#5BCDCD",
      "name": "#5BCDCD",
      "blackContrast": 11.06,
      "whiteContrast": 1.9,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#CD5B94",
      "name": "#CD5B94",
      "blackContrast": 5.52,
      "whiteContrast": 3.8,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CD945B",
      "name": "#CD945B",
      "blackContrast": 7.98,
      "whiteContrast": 2.63,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-roman-red-primary: #CD5C5C;\n--palette-roman-red-secondary: #5BCDCD;\n--palette-roman-red-surface: #CD5B94;\n--palette-roman-red-background: #CD945B;\n--palette-roman-red-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/roman-red.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/roman-red.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/roman-red/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/roman-red.json"
}
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