Information about #CD5153 color

#CD5153 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CD5153 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 81, 83) — 80.4% red, 31.8% green, 32.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 49 / 48 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CD5153 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 Jive (#CD5851). Slightly further away sit Mandy (#CD525B) and Dark Terra Cotta (#CC4E5C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(205, 81, 83)), which gives #CD5153 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.3:1. #CD5153 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CD5153 color variations

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#CD5153 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 #CD5153

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

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Mandy color link
Mandy

#CD525B

Valencia color link
Valencia

#D4574E

Faded Red color link
Faded Red

#D3494E

Pale Red color link
Pale Red

#D9544D

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

#CD5153 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD5153
  • RGB205, 81, 83
  • CMYK0, 49, 48, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 81, 83)
  • HSL359°, 55%, 56%
  • HSL Precise359.032°, 55.357%, 56.078%
  • HSV359°, 60%, 80%
  • HSB359°, 60%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.318, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.318, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.318, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD5153
  • DECIMAL ID13455699
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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