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#cd2c3f

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

RGB
205, 44, 63
HSL
353°, 65%, 49%
CMYK
0, 79, 69, 20
Luminance
0.1514

Every format

HEX#cd2c3f
RGBrgb(205, 44, 63)
HSLhsl(353, 65%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 69%, 20%)
LABlab(45.8 62.1 29.6)
LCHlch(45.8 68.8 25.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.557 0.195 20.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cd2c3f;
background-color: #cd2c3f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cd2c3f] bg-[#cd2c3f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cd2c3f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.173, blue: 0.247)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cd2c3f")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cd2c3f on white: 5.21:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cd2c3f on black: 4.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green17.3%
Blue24.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta78.5%
Yellow69.3%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cd2c3f text on a black background

contrast 4.03:1

Card sample

#cd2c3f text on a white background

contrast 5.21:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cd2c3f;
Background color
Panel with #cd2c3f background
background-color: #cd2c3f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cd2c3f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 44, 63, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 44, 63, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cd2c3f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2c3f, #CD842C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cd2c3f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cd2c3f in the Color Lab