Information about #CD5247 color

#CD5247 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CD5247 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 82, 71) — 80.4% red, 32.2% green, 27.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 48 / 53 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CD5247 reads as a pleasantly vivid red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Catalyst (#C85241). Slightly further away sit Cedar Chest (#C95A49) and Dark Coral (#CD5B45).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 82, 71) — 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. #CD5247 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CD5247 color variations

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

#CD5247 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 #CD5247

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

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Dark Coral color link
Dark Coral

#CD5B45

Valencia color link
Valencia

#D4574E

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Faded Red color link
Faded Red

#D3494E

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Pale Red color link
Pale Red

#D9544D

Rustic Red color link
Rustic Red

#D44641

Lychee color link
Lychee

#DC5349

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD5247
  • RGB205, 82, 71
  • CMYK0, 48, 53, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 82, 71)
  • HSL5°, 57%, 54%
  • HSL Precise4.925°, 57.265%, 54.118%
  • HSV5°, 65%, 80%
  • HSB5°, 65%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.322, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.322, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.322, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD5247
  • DECIMAL ID13455943
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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