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#cd2b39

a balanced, vivid red · warm · closest name: crimson

RGB
205, 43, 57
HSL
355°, 65%, 49%
CMYK
0, 79, 72, 20
Luminance
0.1500

Every format

HEX#cd2b39
RGBrgb(205, 43, 57)
HSLhsl(355, 65%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 72%, 20%)
LABlab(45.6 62.1 33.0)
LCHlch(45.6 70.3 28.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.555 0.197 22.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cd2b39;
background-color: #cd2b39;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cd2b39] bg-[#cd2b39]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cd2b39;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.169, blue: 0.224)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cd2b39")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cd2b39 on white: 5.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cd2b39 on black: 4.00:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green16.9%
Blue22.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta79.0%
Yellow72.2%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cd2b39 text on a black background

contrast 4.00:1

Card sample

#cd2b39 text on a white background

contrast 5.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cd2b39;
Background color
Panel with #cd2b39 background
background-color: #cd2b39;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cd2b39;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 43, 57, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 43, 57, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cd2b39;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2b39, #CD892B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cd2b39

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cd2b39 in the Color Lab