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#cd2c3b

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

RGB
205, 44, 59
HSL
354°, 65%, 49%
CMYK
0, 79, 71, 20
Luminance
0.1510

Every format

HEX#cd2c3b
RGBrgb(205, 44, 59)
HSLhsl(354, 65%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 71%, 20%)
LABlab(45.8 61.9 32.0)
LCHlch(45.8 69.7 27.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.557 0.196 22.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cd2c3b;
background-color: #cd2c3b;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cd2c3b] bg-[#cd2c3b]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cd2c3b;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.173, blue: 0.231)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cd2c3b")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cd2c3b on white: 5.22:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cd2c3b on black: 4.02:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green17.3%
Blue23.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta78.5%
Yellow71.2%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cd2c3b text on a black background

contrast 4.02:1

Card sample

#cd2c3b text on a white background

contrast 5.22:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cd2c3b;
Background color
Panel with #cd2c3b background
background-color: #cd2c3b;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cd2c3b;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 44, 59, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 44, 59, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cd2c3b;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2c3b, #CD882C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cd2c3b

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cd2c3b in the Color Lab