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#CD635B Color

#CD635B is rgb(205, 99, 91) in RGB, hsl(4, 53%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 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 4.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD635B
HEX#CD635B
RGBrgb(205, 99, 91)
HSLhsl(4, 53%, 58%)
HSVhsv(4, 56%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 56%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.136 26.1)
LABlab(55.24% 42.40 25.42)
LCHlch(55.24% 49.44 30.94)

What #CD635B 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 #CD635B, 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.

#CD635B Channel Values

How #CD635B 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 99 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 53% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 56% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 56% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD635B 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 text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD635B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD635B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD635B; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD635B

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 #CD635B.

How #CD635B 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#CD635B
Protanopia#7E7E5A
Protanomaly#A4745A
Deuteranopia#929255
Deuteranomaly#AD8158
Tritanopia#CD6262
Tritanomaly#CD625F
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD635B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd635b: #CD635B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD635B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd635b': '#CD635B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.388, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_cd635b">#CD635B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD635B"

More Red Colors

#CD635B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD635B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD635B?

#CD635B is a mid-tone red — rgb(205, 99, 91) in RGB and hsl(4, 53%, 58%) 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 4.25.

What is the RGB value of #CD635B?

#CD635B is rgb(205, 99, 91) — red 205, green 99, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD635B?

#CD635B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 56%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD635B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD635B scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD635B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD635B 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 4.25, which is very hard to tell apart.

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