Information about #CD565C color

#CD565C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CD565C falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(205, 86, 92) — 80.4% red, 33.7% green, 36.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 47 / 44 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid red, #CD565C carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Mandy (#CD525B). Slightly further away sit Indian Red (#CD5C5C) and Dark Terra Cotta (#CC4E5C).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 86, 92) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CD565C: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. No one has named #CD565C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CD565C color variations

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

#CD565C 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 #CD565C

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

Mandy color link
Mandy

#CD525B

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Valencia color link
Valencia

#D4574E

Roman color link
Roman

#D8625B

Cabaret color link
Cabaret

#CD526C

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD565C
  • RGB205, 86, 92
  • CMYK0, 47, 44, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 86, 92)
  • HSL357°, 54%, 57%
  • HSL Precise356.975°, 54.338%, 57.059%
  • HSV357°, 58%, 80%
  • HSB357°, 58%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.337, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.337, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.337, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD565C
  • DECIMAL ID13456988
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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