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#cd4949

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

RGB
205, 73, 73
HSL
0°, 57%, 55%
CMYK
0, 64, 64, 20
Luminance
0.1823

Every format

HEX#cd4949
RGBrgb(205, 73, 73)
HSLhsl(0, 57%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 64%, 20%)
LABlab(49.8 52.2 28.6)
LCHlch(49.8 59.5 28.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.587 0.168 23.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cd4949;
background-color: #cd4949;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cd4949] bg-[#cd4949]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cd4949;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.286, blue: 0.286)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cd4949")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cd4949 on white: 4.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cd4949 on black: 4.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green28.6%
Blue28.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta64.4%
Yellow64.4%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cd4949 text on a black background

contrast 4.65:1

Card sample

#cd4949 text on a white background

contrast 4.52:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cd4949;
Background color
Panel with #cd4949 background
background-color: #cd4949;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cd4949;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 73, 73, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 73, 73, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cd4949;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd4949, #CDA149);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cd4949

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cd4949 in the Color Lab