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#CD614C Color

#CD614C is rgb(205, 97, 76) in RGB, hsl(10, 56%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 63%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD614C
HEX#CD614C
RGBrgb(205, 97, 76)
HSLhsl(10, 56%, 55%)
HSVhsv(10, 63%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 63%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.142 32.5)
LABlab(54.65% 42.58 33.22)
LCHlch(54.65% 54.00 37.96)

What #CD614C 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 #CD614C, 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.

#CD614C Channel Values

How #CD614C 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 97 · B 768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 56% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 63% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 63% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD614C 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD614C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD614C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD614C; 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 #CD614C

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 #CD614C.

How #CD614C 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#CD614C
Protanopia#7C7C4B
Protanomaly#A3724B
Deuteranopia#919144
Deuteranomaly#AC8048
Tritanopia#CE5F5F
Tritanomaly#CE6058
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD614C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd614c: #CD614C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD614C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd614c': '#CD614C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.380, blue: 0.298)
Android XML<color name="color_cd614c">#CD614C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD614C"

More Red Colors

#CD614C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD614C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD614C?

#CD614C is a mid-tone red — rgb(205, 97, 76) in RGB and hsl(10, 56%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.74.

What is the RGB value of #CD614C?

#CD614C is rgb(205, 97, 76) — red 205, green 97, and blue 76 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD614C?

#CD614C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 63%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD614C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD614C scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD614C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD614C 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 10.57, which is visibly different.

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