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#CD1827 Color

#CD1827 is rgb(205, 24, 39) in RGB, hsl(355, 79%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 81%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Red (#CE1127), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD1827
HEX#CD1827
RGBrgb(205, 24, 39)
HSLhsl(355, 79%, 45%)
HSVhsv(355, 88%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 81%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.209 25.1)
LABlab(44.75% 66.33 43.33)
LCHlch(44.75% 79.23 33.16)

What #CD1827 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 #CD1827, 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.

#CD1827 Channel Values

How #CD1827 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 24 · B 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 79% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 88% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 81% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.59:1 vs white · 3.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD1827 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 text5.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CD1827

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD1827; 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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Tints & Shades of #CD1827

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD1827.

How #CD1827 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#CD1827
Protanopia#5E5E24
Protanomaly#974B25
Deuteranopia#7E7E0C
Deuteranomaly#A4641A
Tritanopia#CD1A1A
Tritanomaly#CD1920
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD1827 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd1827: #CD1827;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD1827;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd1827': '#CD1827' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.094, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_cd1827">#CD1827</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD1827"

More Red Colors

#CD1827 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD1827 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD1827?

#CD1827 is a mid-tone red — rgb(205, 24, 39) in RGB and hsl(355, 79%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Red (#CE1127), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.27.

What is the RGB value of #CD1827?

#CD1827 is rgb(205, 24, 39) — red 205, green 24, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD1827?

#CD1827 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 81%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD1827 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD1827 scores 5.59:1 against white and 3.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD1827 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD1827 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 9.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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