#cd5555

Color #cd5555

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 3.86 Nearest Tailwind class rose-600 #ec003f · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#cd5555

RGB

rgb(205, 85, 85)

HSL

hsl(0, 54.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 58.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 58.5%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(51.99, 47.63, 24.37)

LCH

lch(51.99, 53.5, 27.1)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.1531, 22.78)

HWB

hwb(0, 33.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55cdcd

Analogous

#cd5591

#cd5555

#cd9155

Triadic

#cd5555

#55cd55

#5555cd

Split-complementary

#cd5555

#55cd91

#5591cd

Tetradic

#cd5555

#cdcd55

#55cdcd

#5555cd

Square

#cd5555

#91cd55

#55cdcd

#9155cd

Shades

Color #cd5555 mixed toward black.

#bb3737

#952c2c

#702121

#4b1616

#250b0b

Tints

Color #cd5555 mixed toward white.

#d57171

#de8e8e

#e6aaaa

#eec6c6

#f7e3e3

Tones

Color #cd5555 mixed toward gray.

#c35f5f

#b96969

#af7373

#a57d7d

#9b8787

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a655 · ΔE 44.4

Deuteranopia

#adb455 · ΔE 49.1

Tritanopia

#c95555 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 25.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd5555;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd5555]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#cd5555 (#cd5555) is rgb(205, 85, 85) in RGB.

No, #cd5555 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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