Skip to content

#CD375D Color

#CD375D is rgb(205, 55, 93) in RGB, hsl(345, 60%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 55%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dingy Dungeon (#C53151), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD375D
HEX#CD375D
RGBrgb(205, 55, 93)
HSLhsl(345, 60%, 51%)
HSVhsv(345, 73%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 55%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.186 10.7)
LABlab(48.24% 60.61 15.07)
LCHlch(48.24% 62.45 13.96)

What #CD375D 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 #CD375D, 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.

#CD375D Channel Values

How #CD375D 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 55 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 60% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 73% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 73% · Y 55% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.88:1 vs white · 4.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD375D 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 text4.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD375D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD375D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD375D; 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.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CD375D

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 #CD375D.

How #CD375D 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#CD375D
Protanopia#67675C
Protanomaly#9B585C
Deuteranopia#838356
Deuteranomaly#A66D59
Tritanopia#CC3D3D
Tritanomaly#CC3B4C
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD375D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd375d: #CD375D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD375D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd375d': '#CD375D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.216, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_cd375d">#CD375D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD375D"

More Red Colors

#CD375D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD375D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD375D?

#CD375D is a mid-tone red — rgb(205, 55, 93) in RGB and hsl(345, 60%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dingy Dungeon (#C53151), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.65.

What is the RGB value of #CD375D?

#CD375D is rgb(205, 55, 93) — red 205, green 55, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD375D?

#CD375D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 55%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD375D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD375D scores 4.88:1 against white and 4.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD375D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD375D 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 17.84, which is visibly different.

Open #CD375D in a Tool

Keep exploring: every red in the color library, the guide to shades of red, or the full color library.