#CD040E Color

#CD040E is rgb(205, 4, 14) in RGB, hsl(357, 96%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 93%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Venetian Red (#C80815), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD040E

HEX#CD040E

RGBrgb(205, 4, 14)

HSLhsl(357, 96%, 41%)

HSVhsv(357, 98%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 93%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.217 28.1)

LABlab(43.79% 68.28 54.61)

LCHlch(43.79% 87.43 38.65)

What #CD040E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CD040E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Venetian Red#C80815ΔE 4.44 Maximum Red#D92121ΔE 5.95 Red Cola#DF0118ΔE 6.17 Lust#E62020ΔE 7.34 Lava#CF1020ΔE 7.39 Cadmium Red#E30022ΔE 8.29

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#CD040E Channel Values

How #CD040E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 205 · G 4 · B 14	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 357° · S 96% · L 41%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 357° · S 98% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 98% · Y 93% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.8:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD040E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD040E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD040E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD040E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CD040E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD040E.

How #CD040E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CD040E

Protanopia#5B5B05

Protanomaly#974709

Deuteranopia#7C7C00

Deuteranomaly#A36200

Tritanopia#CD0505

Tritanomaly#CD0509

Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #CD040E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cd040e: #CD040E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD040E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd040e': '#CD040E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.016, blue: 0.055)

Android XML<color name="color_cd040e">#CD040E</color>

SVG fillfill="#CD040E"

More Red Colors

#CD040E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#CD040E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD040E?

#CD040E is a mid-tone red — rgb(205, 4, 14) in RGB and hsl(357, 96%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Venetian Red (#C80815), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.44.

What is the RGB value of #CD040E?

#CD040E is rgb(205, 4, 14) — red 205, green 4, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD040E?

#CD040E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 93%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD040E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD040E scores 5.8:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD040E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD040E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 19.76, which is visibly different.

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