#cd0023

Color #cd0023

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cd0023

RGB

rgb(205, 0, 35)

HSL

hsl(349.8, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.8, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 82.9%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(42.92, 68.44, 42.71)

LCH

lch(42.92, 80.67, 31.97)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.2165, 24.51)

HWB

hwb(349.8, 0%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00cdaa

Analogous

#cd0089

#cd0023

#cd4400

Triadic

#cd0023

#23cd00

#0023cd

Split-complementary

#cd0023

#00cd44

#0089cd

Tetradic

#cd0023

#cdaa00

#00cdaa

#0023cd

Square

#cd0023

#89cd00

#00cdaa

#4400cd

Shades

Color #cd0023 mixed toward black.

#ab001d

#890017

#670011

#44000c

#220006

Tints

Color #cd0023 mixed toward white.

#ff012c

#ff3456

#ff6780

#ff99ab

#ffccd5

Tones

Color #cd0023 mixed toward gray.

#bc112e

#ab2239

#9a3345

#894450

#78555b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.62:1

White text reads better on this background (5.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9e1e · ΔE 54.3

Deuteranopia

#a6af1c · ΔE 59.6

Tritanopia

#c81917 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 28.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd0023;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd0023]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#cd0023 (#cd0023) is rgb(205, 0, 35) in RGB.

No, #cd0023 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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