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#cd2c47

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

RGB
205, 44, 71
HSL
350°, 65%, 49%
CMYK
0, 79, 65, 20
Luminance
0.1524

Every format

HEX#cd2c47
RGBrgb(205, 44, 71)
HSLhsl(350, 65%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 65%, 20%)
LABlab(46.0 62.5 25.0)
LCHlch(46.0 67.3 21.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.559 0.195 17.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cd2c47;
background-color: #cd2c47;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cd2c47] bg-[#cd2c47]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cd2c47;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.173, blue: 0.278)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cd2c47")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cd2c47 on white: 5.19:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cd2c47 on black: 4.05:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green17.3%
Blue27.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta78.5%
Yellow65.4%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cd2c47 text on a black background

contrast 4.05:1

Card sample

#cd2c47 text on a white background

contrast 5.19:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cd2c47;
Background color
Panel with #cd2c47 background
background-color: #cd2c47;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cd2c47;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 44, 71, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 44, 71, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cd2c47;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2c47, #CD7C2C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cd2c47

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cd2c47 in the Color Lab