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#cd2d45

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

RGB
205, 45, 69
HSL
351°, 64%, 49%
CMYK
0, 78, 66, 20
Luminance
0.1529

Every format

HEX#cd2d45
RGBrgb(205, 45, 69)
HSLhsl(351, 64%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 66%, 20%)
LABlab(46.0 62.1 26.3)
LCHlch(46.0 67.4 22.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.559 0.194 18.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cd2d45;
background-color: #cd2d45;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cd2d45] bg-[#cd2d45]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cd2d45;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.176, blue: 0.271)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cd2d45")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cd2d45 on white: 5.18:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cd2d45 on black: 4.06:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green17.6%
Blue27.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta78.0%
Yellow66.3%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cd2d45 text on a black background

contrast 4.06:1

Card sample

#cd2d45 text on a white background

contrast 5.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cd2d45;
Background color
Panel with #cd2d45 background
background-color: #cd2d45;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cd2d45;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 45, 69, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 45, 69, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cd2d45;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2d45, #CD802D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cd2d45

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cd2d45 in the Color Lab