#cd8579

Color #cd8579

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 12.31 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cd8579

RGB

rgb(205, 133, 121)

HSL

hsl(8.6, 45.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.6, 41%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.1%, 41%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(62.62, 26.24, 17.94)

LCH

lch(62.62, 31.79, 34.36)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0913, 29.91)

HWB

hwb(8.6, 47.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79c1cd

Analogous

#cd7997

#cd8579

#cdaf79

Triadic

#cd8579

#79cd85

#8579cd

Split-complementary

#cd8579

#79cdaf

#7997cd

Tetradic

#cd8579

#c1cd79

#79c1cd

#8579cd

Square

#cd8579

#97cd79

#79c1cd

#af79cd

Shades

Color #cd8579 mixed toward black.

#be6151

#9e493b

#77372c

#4f251d

#28120f

Tints

Color #cd8579 mixed toward white.

#d5998f

#deaea6

#e6c2bc

#eed6d2

#f7ebe9

Tones

Color #cd8579 mixed toward gray.

#c68a80

#bf8f87

#b8948e

#b19995

#aa9e9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b27c · ΔE 30.6

Deuteranopia

#b6bb7d · ΔE 33.3

Tritanopia

#ca7e7f · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 21.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd8579;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd8579]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#cd8579 (#cd8579) is rgb(205, 133, 121) in RGB.

No, #cd8579 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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