Information about Copper Red color

#CB6D51 - Copper Red color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CB6D51, known as "Copper Red", falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(203, 109, 81) — 79.6% red, 42.7% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 48 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CB6D51 is a pleasantly vivid red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Red Damask (#CB6F4A). Slightly further away sit Orange Salmon (#C47451) and Japonica (#CE7259).

In RGB terms — rgb(203, 109, 81) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CB6D51: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Copper Red" in the Register.

Copper Red color variations

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

Copper Red 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 Copper Red

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Red Damask color link
Red Damask

#CB6F4A

Japonica color link
Japonica

#CE7259

Mischief color link
Mischief

#CB6946

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Terracota color link
Terracota

#CB6843

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Copper Red color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CB6D51
  • RGB203, 109, 81
  • CMYK0, 37, 48, 20
  • CSSrgb(203, 109, 81)
  • HSL14°, 54%, 56%
  • HSL Precise13.77°, 53.982%, 55.686%
  • HSV14°, 60%, 80%
  • HSB14°, 60%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.796, 0.427, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.796, 0.427, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.796, 0.427, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCB6D51
  • DECIMAL ID13331793
  • Name Length10
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