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#CD685B Color

#CD685B is rgb(205, 104, 91) in RGB, hsl(7, 53%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 56%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD685B
HEX#CD685B
RGBrgb(205, 104, 91)
HSLhsl(7, 53%, 58%)
HSVhsv(7, 56%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 56%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.131 28.8)
LABlab(56.23% 39.99 26.68)
LCHlch(56.23% 48.07 33.71)

What #CD685B 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 #CD685B, 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.

#CD685B Channel Values

How #CD685B 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 104 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 53% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 56% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 56% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD685B 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CD685B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD685B; 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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Tints & Shades of #CD685B

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 #CD685B.

How #CD685B 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#CD685B
Protanopia#81815A
Protanomaly#A5785A
Deuteranopia#949455
Deuteranomaly#AE8458
Tritanopia#CE6666
Tritanomaly#CD6762
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD685B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd685b: #CD685B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD685B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd685b': '#CD685B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.408, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_cd685b">#CD685B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD685B"

More Red Colors

#CD685B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD685B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD685B?

#CD685B is a mid-tone red — rgb(205, 104, 91) in RGB and hsl(7, 53%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #CD685B?

#CD685B is rgb(205, 104, 91) — red 205, green 104, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD685B?

#CD685B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 56%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD685B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD685B scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD685B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD685B 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 7.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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