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#CD5D4C Color

#CD5D4C is rgb(205, 93, 76) in RGB, hsl(8, 56%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 63%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD5D4C
HEX#CD5D4C
RGBrgb(205, 93, 76)
HSLhsl(8, 56%, 55%)
HSVhsv(8, 63%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 63%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.146 30.5)
LABlab(53.89% 44.46 32.31)
LCHlch(53.89% 54.96 36.00)

What #CD5D4C 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 #CD5D4C, 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.

#CD5D4C Channel Values

How #CD5D4C 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 93 · B 768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 8° · S 56% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 8° · S 63% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 63% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD5D4C 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD5D4C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD5D4C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD5D4C; 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 #CD5D4C

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 #CD5D4C.

How #CD5D4C 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#CD5D4C
Protanopia#7A7A4B
Protanomaly#A2704B
Deuteranopia#8F8F44
Deuteranomaly#AB7E47
Tritanopia#CE5B5B
Tritanomaly#CD5C55
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD5D4C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd5d4c: #CD5D4C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD5D4C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd5d4c': '#CD5D4C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.365, blue: 0.298)
Android XML<color name="color_cd5d4c">#CD5D4C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD5D4C"

More Red Colors

#CD5D4C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD5D4C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD5D4C?

#CD5D4C is a mid-tone red — rgb(205, 93, 76) in RGB and hsl(8, 56%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.26.

What is the RGB value of #CD5D4C?

#CD5D4C is rgb(205, 93, 76) — red 205, green 93, and blue 76 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD5D4C?

#CD5D4C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 63%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD5D4C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD5D4C scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD5D4C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD5D4C 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 9.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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