#cd442e

Color #cd442e

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 11.09 Nearest Tailwind class red-600 #e7000b · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cd442e

RGB

rgb(205, 68, 46)

HSL

hsl(8.3, 63.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.3, 77.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 77.6%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(48.65, 52.98, 42.5)

LCH

lch(48.65, 67.92, 38.74)

OKLCH

oklch(57.8%, 0.177, 31.77)

HWB

hwb(8.3, 18%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2eb7cd

Analogous

#cd2e67

#cd442e

#cd932e

Triadic

#cd442e

#2ecd44

#442ecd

Split-complementary

#cd442e

#2ecd93

#2e67cd

Tetradic

#cd442e

#b7cd2e

#2eb7cd

#442ecd

Square

#cd442e

#67cd2e

#2eb7cd

#932ecd

Shades

Color #cd442e mixed toward black.

#ab3926

#892d1f

#662217

#44170f

#220b08

Tints

Color #cd442e mixed toward white.

#d7624f

#df8172

#e7a195

#efc0b8

#f7e0dc

Tones

Color #cd442e mixed toward gray.

#c04e3b

#b25749

#a56156

#986a63

#8b7470

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.46:1

White text reads better on this background (4.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a334 · ΔE 45.8

Deuteranopia

#aab236 · ΔE 50.4

Tritanopia

#c9393a · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 27

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd442e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd442e]

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#cd442e (#cd442e) is rgb(205, 68, 46) in RGB.

No, #cd442e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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