#CD5537 Color

#CD5537 is rgb(205, 85, 55) in RGB and hsl(12, 60%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Chocolate. Black text is most readable on this background.

#CD5537

HEX#CD5537

RGBrgb(205, 85, 55)

HSLhsl(12, 60%, 51%)

HSVhsv(12, 73%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.159 35.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 73%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #CD5537 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CD5537 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#CD5537 Complementary#37AFCD Analogous#CD3764 Analogous#CDA037 Triadic#37CD55 Triadic#5537CD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #CD5537, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D46D54 #DA826C #E19A89 #E9B3A5 #F0CBC2 #F6E0DA

Shades

#B4482D #9B3E27 #7E3320 #622718 #451C11 #2D120B

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