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#cd2f17

a dark, electric red · warm · closest name: firebrick

RGB
205, 47, 23
HSL
8°, 80%, 45%
CMYK
0, 77, 89, 20
Luminance
0.1507

Every format

HEX#cd2f17
RGBrgb(205, 47, 23)
HSLhsl(8, 80%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 89%, 20%)
LABlab(45.7 59.9 50.9)
LCHlch(45.7 78.6 40.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.555 0.197 31.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cd2f17;
background-color: #cd2f17;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cd2f17] bg-[#cd2f17]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cd2f17;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.184, blue: 0.090)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cd2f17")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cd2f17 on white: 5.23:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cd2f17 on black: 4.01:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green18.4%
Blue9.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta77.1%
Yellow88.8%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cd2f17 text on a black background

contrast 4.01:1

Card sample

#cd2f17 text on a white background

contrast 5.23:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cd2f17;
Background color
Panel with #cd2f17 background
background-color: #cd2f17;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cd2f17;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 47, 23, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 47, 23, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cd2f17;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2f17, #CDA817);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cd2f17

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cd2f17 in the Color Lab