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#CD565A Color

#CD565A is rgb(205, 86, 90) in RGB, hsl(358, 54%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 56%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indian Red (#CD5C5C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD565A
HEX#CD565A
RGBrgb(205, 86, 90)
HSLhsl(358, 54%, 57%)
HSVhsv(358, 58%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 56%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.151 20.7)
LABlab(52.81% 48.36 22.89)
LCHlch(52.81% 53.51 25.33)

What #CD565A 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 #CD565A, 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.

#CD565A Channel Values

How #CD565A 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 86 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 54% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 58% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 56% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD565A 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 text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD565A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD565A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD565A; 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 #CD565A

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 #CD565A.

How #CD565A 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#CD565A
Protanopia#767659
Protanomaly#A06B59
Deuteranopia#8C8C54
Deuteranomaly#AA7A56
Tritanopia#CD5757
Tritanomaly#CD5658
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD565A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd565a: #CD565A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD565A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd565a': '#CD565A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.337, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_cd565a">#CD565A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD565A"

More Red Colors

#CD565A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD565A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD565A?

#CD565A is a mid-tone red — rgb(205, 86, 90) in RGB and hsl(358, 54%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indian Red (#CD5C5C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.85.

What is the RGB value of #CD565A?

#CD565A is rgb(205, 86, 90) — red 205, green 86, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD565A?

#CD565A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 56%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD565A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD565A scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD565A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD565A 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 2.85, which is very hard to tell apart.

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