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Recognised as Colour

#CD515A

  • #CD515A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#CD515A is a red with RGB values 205, 81, 90 and HSL 356°, 55%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#CD515A#CD515A
HEX#CD515A
RGBrgb(205, 81, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3176, 0.3529
RGB percentages80.4%, 31.8%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(355.6, 55.4%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.6, 60.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 60.5%, 56.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,455,706
CSS custom property--colour: #CD515A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#32AEA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F6A5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E8457no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E03B55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 5.6Light coral · ΔE 16.4Brown · ΔE 17Salmon · ΔE 18.6Firebrick · ΔE 21.8Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51CDC4
Analogous#CD5198, #CD8651
Triadic#5ACD51, #515ACD
Split complementary#51CD86, #5198CD
Tetradic#98CD51, #51CDC4, #8651CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEFF0
Lighter +30%#EFC8CB
Lighter +20%#E4A0A5
Lighter +10%#D87980
Darker −10%#B7343E
Darker −20%#8F2930
Darker −30%#671E23
Darker −40%#401216
More saturated +25%#E93542
Less saturated −25%#B16D72

Channel breakdown

R205
G81
B90
Red205 (80.4%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue355.65°
Saturation (HSL)55.36%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 51 · B 5A

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