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#CD3618 Color

#CD3618 is rgb(205, 54, 24) in RGB, hsl(10, 79%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 88%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vermilion (Medium) (#D9381E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD3618
HEX#CD3618
RGBrgb(205, 54, 24)
HSLhsl(10, 79%, 45%)
HSVhsv(10, 88%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 88%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.192 32.9)
LABlab(47.34% 58.74 52.71)
LCHlch(47.34% 78.93 41.90)

What #CD3618 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 #CD3618, 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.

#CD3618 Channel Values

How #CD3618 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 54 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 79% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 88% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 88% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD3618 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 text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CD3618

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD3618; 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 #CD3618

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD3618.

How #CD3618 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#CD3618
Protanopia#676713
Protanomaly#9A5715
Deuteranopia#838300
Deuteranomaly#A66C00
Tritanopia#CE3333
Tritanomaly#CD342B
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD3618 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd3618: #CD3618;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD3618;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd3618': '#CD3618' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.212, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_cd3618">#CD3618</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD3618"

More Red Colors

#CD3618 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD3618 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD3618?

#CD3618 is a mid-tone red — rgb(205, 54, 24) in RGB and hsl(10, 79%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vermilion (Medium) (#D9381E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.11.

What is the RGB value of #CD3618?

#CD3618 is rgb(205, 54, 24) — red 205, green 54, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD3618?

#CD3618 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 88%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD3618 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD3618 scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD3618 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD3618 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 15.62, which is visibly different.

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