Recognised as Colour
#CD5D3C
- #CD5D3C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#CD5D3C is a red with RGB values 205, 93, 60 and HSL 14°, 59%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#CD5D3C#CD5D3C
HEX#CD5D3C
RGBrgb(205, 93, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3647, 0.2353
RGB percentages80.4%, 36.5%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(13.7, 59.2%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.7, 70.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 54.6%, 70.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,458,748
CSS custom property--colour: #CD5D3C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#32A2C3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3CACCD
Analogous#CD3C64, #CDA53C
Triadic#3CCD5D, #5D3CCD
Split complementary#3CCDA6, #3C63CD
Tetradic#63CD3C, #3CACCD, #A53CCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G93
B60
Red205 (80.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue13.66°
Saturation (HSL)59.18%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 5D · B 3C
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