#cd5e59

Color #cd5e59

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 2.51 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#cd5e59

RGB

rgb(205, 94, 89)

HSL

hsl(2.6, 53.7%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(2.6, 56.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 56.6%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(53.72, 43.61, 24.29)

LCH

lch(53.72, 49.92, 29.12)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.1422, 24.69)

HWB

hwb(2.6, 34.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59c8cd

Analogous

#cd598e

#cd5e59

#cd9859

Triadic

#cd5e59

#59cd5e

#5e59cd

Split-complementary

#cd5e59

#59cd98

#598ecd

Tetradic

#cd5e59

#c8cd59

#59c8cd

#5e59cd

Square

#cd5e59

#8ecd59

#59c8cd

#9859cd

Shades

Color #cd5e59 mixed toward black.

#bc3e39

#97322d

#712522

#4b1917

#260c0b

Tints

Color #cd5e59 mixed toward white.

#d57975

#de9490

#e6aeac

#eec9c8

#f7e4e3

Tones

Color #cd5e59 mixed toward gray.

#c36762

#ba706c

#b07876

#a68180

#9d8a89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a85a · ΔE 41.9

Deuteranopia

#aeb55b · ΔE 46.3

Tritanopia

#c95b5b · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 24.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd5e59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd5e59]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#cd5e59 (#cd5e59) is rgb(205, 94, 89) in RGB.

No, #cd5e59 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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