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#CD745B Color

#CD745B is rgb(205, 116, 91) in RGB, hsl(13, 53%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 56%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Red (#CB6D51), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD745B
HEX#CD745B
RGBrgb(205, 116, 91)
HSLhsl(13, 53%, 58%)
HSVhsv(13, 56%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 56%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.118 36.6)
LABlab(58.73% 34.02 29.82)
LCHlch(58.73% 45.24 41.23)

What #CD745B 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 #CD745B, 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.

#CD745B Channel Values

How #CD745B 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 116 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 53% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 56% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 56% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.36:1 vs white · 6.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD745B 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 text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD745B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD745B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD745B; 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 #CD745B

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 #CD745B.

How #CD745B 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#CD745B
Protanopia#89895A
Protanomaly#A8815B
Deuteranopia#999956
Deuteranomaly#B08C58
Tritanopia#CE7171
Tritanomaly#CE7269
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD745B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd745b: #CD745B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD745B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd745b': '#CD745B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.455, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_cd745b">#CD745B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD745B"

More Red Colors

#CD745B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD745B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD745B?

#CD745B is a mid-tone red — rgb(205, 116, 91) in RGB and hsl(13, 53%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Red (#CB6D51), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.27.

What is the RGB value of #CD745B?

#CD745B is rgb(205, 116, 91) — red 205, green 116, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD745B?

#CD745B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 56%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD745B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD745B scores 3.36:1 against white and 6.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD745B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD745B 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 12.36, which is visibly different.

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