Information about #CD424A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#CD424A presents itself as a pleasantly vivid red — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from English Vermillion (#CC474B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Strawberry Red (#C83F49) and Faded Red (#D3494E).
In RGB terms — rgb(205, 66, 74) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#CD424A color variations
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#CD424A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#CD424A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#CD424A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#CD424A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#CD424A color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #CD424A color
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Nearest named colors to #CD424A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#CC474B
#C83F49
#D3494E
#CB4154
#D44641
#C44240
#C24641
#CB483B
#C93756
#D73B3E
#BC3F4A
#D9463E
#CD424A color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CD424A
- RGB205, 66, 74
- CMYK0, 55, 51, 20
- CSSrgb(205, 66, 74)
- HSL357°, 58%, 53%
- HSL Precise356.547°, 58.159%, 53.137%
- HSV357°, 68%, 80%
- HSB357°, 68%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
- GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.259, 0.290)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.259, 0.290, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.259, 0.290)
- Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDCD424A
- DECIMAL ID13451850
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
