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#CD3A04 Color

#CD3A04 is rgb(205, 58, 4) in RGB, hsl(16, 96%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 98%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD3A04
HEX#CD3A04
RGBrgb(205, 58, 4)
HSLhsl(16, 96%, 41%)
HSVhsv(16, 98%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 98%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.191 36.1)
LABlab(47.78% 57.23 59.23)
LCHlch(47.78% 82.36 45.98)

What #CD3A04 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 #CD3A04, 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 brown in the library.

#CD3A04 Channel Values

How #CD3A04 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 58 · B 48-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 96% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 98% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 98% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5:1 vs white · 4.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD3A04 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 text5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD3A04 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD3A04

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD3A04; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD3A04

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 #CD3A04.

How #CD3A04 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#CD3A04
Protanopia#686800
Protanomaly#9B5900
Deuteranopia#848400
Deuteranomaly#A66E00
Tritanopia#CE3636
Tritanomaly#CD382A
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD3A04 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd3a04: #CD3A04;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD3A04;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd3a04': '#CD3A04' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.227, blue: 0.016)
Android XML<color name="color_cd3a04">#CD3A04</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD3A04"

More Brown Colors

#CD3A04 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD3A04 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD3A04?

#CD3A04 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(205, 58, 4) in RGB and hsl(16, 96%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.66.

What is the RGB value of #CD3A04?

#CD3A04 is rgb(205, 58, 4) — red 205, green 58, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD3A04?

#CD3A04 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 98%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD3A04 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD3A04 scores 5:1 against white and 4.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD3A04 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD3A04 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 19.09, which is visibly different.

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