#cd0000

Color #cd0000

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Red #ff0000 · ΔE 19.02 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cd0000

RGB

rgb(205, 0, 0)

HSL

hsl(0, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(42.74, 67.94, 57.01)

LCH

lch(42.74, 88.69, 40)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.2187, 29.24)

HWB

hwb(0, 0%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00cdcd

Analogous

#cd0067

#cd0000

#cd6700

Triadic

#cd0000

#00cd00

#0000cd

Split-complementary

#cd0000

#00cd67

#0067cd

Tetradic

#cd0000

#cdcd00

#00cdcd

#0000cd

Square

#cd0000

#67cd00

#00cdcd

#6700cd

Shades

Color #cd0000 mixed toward black.

#ab0000

#890000

#670000

#440000

#220000

Tints

Color #cd0000 mixed toward white.

#ff0101

#ff3434

#ff6767

#ff9999

#ffcccc

Tones

Color #cd0000 mixed toward gray.

#bc1111

#ab2222

#9a3333

#894444

#785555

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.6:1

White text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9e00 · ΔE 51.9

Deuteranopia

#a6af00 · ΔE 57

Tritanopia

#c80000 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 29.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd0000;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd0000]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#cd0000 (#cd0000) is rgb(205, 0, 0) in RGB.

No, #cd0000 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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