Information about #CD503B color

#CD503B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CD503B falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 80, 59) — 80.4% red, 31.4% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 49 / 57 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CD503B reads as a pleasantly vivid warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Filmpro Orange (#D4503C). Slightly further away sit Catalyst (#C85241) and Glazed Persimmon (#D34E36).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(205, 80, 59)), which gives #CD503B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CD503B: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. No one has named #CD503B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CD503B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CD503B 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CD503B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD503B
  • RGB205, 80, 59
  • CMYK0, 49, 57, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 80, 59)
  • HSL9°, 59%, 52%
  • HSL Precise8.63°, 59.35%, 51.765%
  • HSV9°, 71%, 80%
  • HSB9°, 71%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.314, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.314, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.314, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD503B
  • DECIMAL ID13455419
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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