Recognised as Colour

#CD5E6E

#CD5E6E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#CD5E6E is a red with RGB values 205, 94, 110 and HSL 351°, 53%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#CD5E6E#CD5E6E

HEX#CD5E6E

RGBrgb(205, 94, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3686, 0.4314

RGB percentages80.4%, 36.9%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(351.4, 52.6%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 54.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 54.1%, 46.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,459,054

CSS custom property--colour: #CD5E6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#32A191

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#75746Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#918A6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DE5064no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 9.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 13.7 Light coral · ΔE 14.2 Salmon · ΔE 21.1 Brown · ΔE 24.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5ECDBD

Analogous#CD5EA6, #CD865E

Triadic#6ECD5E, #5E6ECD

Split complementary#5ECD86, #5EA5CD

Tetradic#A5CD5E, #5ECDBD, #855ECD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFAFA

Lighter +30%#F1D3D7

Lighter +20%#E5ACB4

Lighter +10%#D98591

Darker −10%#BD3B4E

Darker −20%#962F3E

Darker −30%#6F232E

Darker −40%#48171E

More saturated +25%#E7445B

Less saturated −25%#B37881

Channel breakdown

R205

G94

B110

Red205 (80.4%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue351.35°

Saturation (HSL)52.61%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 5E · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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