#cd2b00

Color #cd2b00

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Orange Red #ff4500 · ΔE 17.93 Nearest Tailwind class orange-700 #ca3500 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cd2b00

RGB

rgb(205, 43, 0)

HSL

hsl(12.6, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.6, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 79%, 100%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(45.24, 60.81, 57.98)

LCH

lch(45.24, 84.02, 43.64)

OKLCH

oklch(55.1%, 0.2018, 33.3)

HWB

hwb(12.6, 0%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00a2cd

Analogous

#cd003b

#cd2b00

#cd9200

Triadic

#cd2b00

#00cd2b

#2b00cd

Split-complementary

#cd2b00

#00cd92

#003bcd

Tetradic

#cd2b00

#a2cd00

#00a2cd

#2b00cd

Square

#cd2b00

#3bcd00

#00a2cd

#9200cd

Shades

Color #cd2b00 mixed toward black.

#ab2400

#891d00

#671600

#440e00

#220700

Tints

Color #cd2b00 mixed toward white.

#ff3601

#ff5e34

#ff8767

#ffaf99

#ffd7cc

Tones

Color #cd2b00 mixed toward gray.

#bc3511

#ab3f22

#9a4933

#895344

#785d55

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.94:1

White text reads better on this background (5.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a012 · ΔE 48

Deuteranopia

#a8b015 · ΔE 52.6

Tritanopia

#c91a1c · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 29.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd2b00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd2b00]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Tomato #ff6347

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#cd2b00 (#cd2b00) is rgb(205, 43, 0) in RGB.

No, #cd2b00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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