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#cd3f55

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

RGB
205, 63, 85
HSL
351°, 59%, 53%
CMYK
0, 69, 59, 20
Luminance
0.1719

Every format

HEX#cd3f55
RGBrgb(205, 63, 85)
HSLhsl(351, 59%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 59%, 20%)
LABlab(48.5 57.0 19.8)
LCHlch(48.5 60.3 19.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.578 0.178 15.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cd3f55;
background-color: #cd3f55;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cd3f55] bg-[#cd3f55]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cd3f55;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.247, blue: 0.333)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cd3f55")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cd3f55 on white: 4.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cd3f55 on black: 4.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green24.7%
Blue33.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta69.3%
Yellow58.5%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cd3f55 text on a black background

contrast 4.44:1

Card sample

#cd3f55 text on a white background

contrast 4.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cd3f55;
Background color
Panel with #cd3f55 background
background-color: #cd3f55;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cd3f55;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 63, 85, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 63, 85, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cd3f55;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd3f55, #CD883F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cd3f55

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cd3f55 in the Color Lab