Recognised as Colour

#CD5E3C

#CD5E3C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Coral

#CD5E3C is a red with RGB values 205, 94, 60 and HSL 14°, 59%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.

Colour values

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HEX#CD5E3C

RGBrgb(205, 94, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3686, 0.2353

RGB percentages80.4%, 36.9%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(14.1, 59.2%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.1, 70.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 54.1%, 70.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,459,004

CSS custom property--colour: #CD5E3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#32A1C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C7038no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#978939no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Tritanopia#E14756no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Coral · ΔE 16.2 Sienna · ΔE 16.3 Chocolate · ΔE 17.5 Salmon · ΔE 18.1 Indian red · ΔE 18.2 Tomato · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourCoral (#FF7F50)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3CABCD

Analogous#CD3C63, #CDA73C

Triadic#3CCD5E, #5E3CCD

Split complementary#3CCDA7, #3C62CD

Tetradic#62CD3C, #3CABCD, #A73CCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7E4DE

Lighter +30%#ECC3B6

Lighter +20%#E2A18D

Lighter +10%#D78065

Darker −10%#AA492C

Darker −20%#823821

Darker −30%#592617

Darker −40%#31150C

More saturated +25%#EC4E1D

Less saturated −25%#AE6E5B

Channel breakdown

R205

G94

B60

Red205 (80.4%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue14.07°

Saturation (HSL)59.18%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 5E · B 3C

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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