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#CD515D Color

#CD515D is rgb(205, 81, 93) in RGB, hsl(354, 55%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 55%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indian Red (#CD5C5C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD515D
HEX#CD515D
RGBrgb(205, 81, 93)
HSLhsl(354, 55%, 56%)
HSVhsv(354, 60%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 55%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.157 17.4)
LABlab(52.00% 50.72 20.06)
LCHlch(52.00% 54.55 21.58)

What #CD515D 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 #CD515D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Indian Red#CD5C5CΔE 6.16Bittersweet Shimmer#BF4F51ΔE 6.21Brick Red#CB4154ΔE 6.26Watermelon Red#BF4147ΔE 7.87Light Carmine Pink#E66771ΔE 8.19English Vermillion#CC474BΔE 8.77

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

#CD515D Channel Values

How #CD515D 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 81 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 55% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 60% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 55% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD515D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD515D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD515D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD515D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD515D
Complementary
#51CDC0
Analogous
#CD519B
Analogous
#CD8251
Triadic
#5DCD51
Triadic
#515DCD
Split comp.
#51CD82
Split comp.
#519BCD

Tints & Shades of #CD515D

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

#D36973
#DA8189
#E198A0
#E8B0B6
#EFC8CC
#F6DFE2

Shades

#C23846
#A22F3B
#862731
#671E25
#4B161B
#2B0D10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD515D.

How #CD515D 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#CD515D
Protanopia#73735C
Protanomaly#9F675C
Deuteranopia#8B8B57
Deuteranomaly#A97859
Tritanopia#CC5353
Tritanomaly#CD5257
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD515D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd515d: #CD515D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD515D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd515d': '#CD515D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.318, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_cd515d">#CD515D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD515D"

More Red Colors

#CD515D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#CD515D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD515D?

#CD515D is a mid-tone red — rgb(205, 81, 93) in RGB and hsl(354, 55%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indian Red (#CD5C5C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #CD515D?

#CD515D is rgb(205, 81, 93) — red 205, green 81, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD515D?

#CD515D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 55%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD515D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD515D scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD515D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD515D 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 6.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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