Information about #CD5237 color

#CD5237 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CD5237 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 82, 55) — 80.4% red, 32.2% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 48 / 59 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CD5237 is a strongly colored earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Glazed Persimmon (#D34E36). Slightly further away sit Filmpro Orange (#D4503C) and Fireball (#CC5C39).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 82, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CD5237 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CD5237 color variations

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

#CD5237 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CD5237 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CD5237 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CD5237 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CD5237 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
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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
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#3767CD
#3767CD

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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
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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
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#37CD53
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#5337CD
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#9E37CD
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Nearest named colors to #CD5237

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

Glazed Persimmon color link
Glazed Persimmon

#D34E36

Filmpro Orange color link
Filmpro Orange

#D4503C

Fireball color link
Fireball

#CC5C39

Pastel Rust color link
Pastel Rust

#D05C39

Daredevil color link
Daredevil

#CB483B

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Traffic Light color link
Traffic Light

#CD5D34

Chilean Fire color link
Chilean Fire

#D05E34

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Dark Coral color link
Dark Coral

#CD5B45

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

#CD5237 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD5237
  • RGB205, 82, 55
  • CMYK0, 48, 59, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 82, 55)
  • HSL11°, 60%, 51%
  • HSL Precise10.8°, 60%, 50.98%
  • HSV11°, 73%, 80%
  • HSB11°, 73%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.322, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.322, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.322, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD5237
  • DECIMAL ID13455927
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers320 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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