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#CD131F Color

#CD131F is rgb(205, 19, 31) in RGB, hsl(356, 83%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 85%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lava (#CF1020), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD131F
HEX#CD131F
RGBrgb(205, 19, 31)
HSLhsl(356, 83%, 44%)
HSVhsv(356, 91%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 85%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.212 26.4)
LABlab(44.42% 66.94 47.36)
LCHlch(44.42% 82.00 35.28)

What #CD131F 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 #CD131F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CD131F Channel Values

How #CD131F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 205 · G 19 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 83% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 91% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 85% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.66:1 vs white · 3.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD131F 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 text5.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD131F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD131F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD131F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD131F

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 #CD131F.

How #CD131F 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#CD131F
Protanopia#5D5D1B
Protanomaly#974A1D
Deuteranopia#7D7D00
Deuteranomaly#A3640C
Tritanopia#CD1515
Tritanomaly#CD1419
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD131F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd131f: #CD131F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD131F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd131f': '#CD131F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.075, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_cd131f">#CD131F</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD131F"

More Red Colors

#CD131F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD131F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD131F?

#CD131F is a mid-tone red — rgb(205, 19, 31) in RGB and hsl(356, 83%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lava (#CF1020), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.96.

What is the RGB value of #CD131F?

#CD131F is rgb(205, 19, 31) — red 205, green 19, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD131F?

#CD131F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 85%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD131F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD131F scores 5.66:1 against white and 3.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD131F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD131F 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 13.11, which is visibly different.

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