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#cd2c45

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

RGB
205, 44, 69
HSL
351°, 65%, 49%
CMYK
0, 79, 66, 20
Luminance
0.1521

Every format

HEX#cd2c45
RGBrgb(205, 44, 69)
HSLhsl(351, 65%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 66%, 20%)
LABlab(45.9 62.4 26.1)
LCHlch(45.9 67.6 22.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.558 0.195 18.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cd2c45;
background-color: #cd2c45;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cd2c45] bg-[#cd2c45]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cd2c45;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.173, blue: 0.271)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cd2c45")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cd2c45 on white: 5.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cd2c45 on black: 4.04:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green17.3%
Blue27.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta78.5%
Yellow66.3%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cd2c45 text on a black background

contrast 4.04:1

Card sample

#cd2c45 text on a white background

contrast 5.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cd2c45;
Background color
Panel with #cd2c45 background
background-color: #cd2c45;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cd2c45;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 44, 69, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 44, 69, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cd2c45;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2c45, #CD7E2C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cd2c45

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cd2c45 in the Color Lab