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Recognised as Colour

#CD656D

  • #CD656D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#CD656D is a red with RGB values 205, 101, 109 and HSL 355°, 51%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#CD656D#CD656D
HEX#CD656D
RGBrgb(205, 101, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3961, 0.4275
RGB percentages80.4%, 39.6%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(355.4, 51%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.4, 50.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 50.7%, 46.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,460,845
CSS custom property--colour: #CD656D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#329A92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B786Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#958D6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DE5768no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 8Light coral · ΔE 11.7Pale violetred · ΔE 15.9Salmon · ΔE 18.7Dark salmon · ΔE 23.6Brown · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65CDC5
Analogous#CD65A1, #CD9165
Triadic#6DCD65, #656DCD
Split complementary#65CD91, #65A1CD
Tetradic#A1CD65, #65CDC5, #9165CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3D9DB
Lighter +20%#E6B2B6
Lighter +10%#DA8B92
Darker −10%#C13E49
Darker −20%#9A323A
Darker −30%#74252C
Darker −40%#4D191D
More saturated +25%#E74B57
Less saturated −25%#B47E83

Channel breakdown

R205
G101
B109
Red205 (80.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue355.38°
Saturation (HSL)50.98%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 65 · B 6D

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