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#cd2c2a

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

RGB
205, 44, 42
HSL
1°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
0, 79, 80, 20
Luminance
0.1495

Every format

HEX#cd2c2a
RGBrgb(205, 44, 42)
HSLhsl(1, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 80%, 20%)
LABlab(45.6 61.3 41.5)
LCHlch(45.6 74.0 34.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.554 0.197 27.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cd2c2a;
background-color: #cd2c2a;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cd2c2a] bg-[#cd2c2a]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cd2c2a;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.173, blue: 0.165)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cd2c2a")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cd2c2a on white: 5.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cd2c2a on black: 3.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green17.3%
Blue16.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta78.5%
Yellow79.5%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cd2c2a text on a black background

contrast 3.99:1

Card sample

#cd2c2a text on a white background

contrast 5.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cd2c2a;
Background color
Panel with #cd2c2a background
background-color: #cd2c2a;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cd2c2a;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 44, 42, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 44, 42, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cd2c2a;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2c2a, #CD982A);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cd2c2a

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cd2c2a in the Color Lab