Information about #CD5946 color

#CD5946 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CD5946 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 89, 70) — 80.4% red, 34.9% green, 27.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 45 / 53 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CD5946 presents itself as a clearly saturated earthy red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Coral (#CD5B45). Slightly further away sit Cedar Chest (#C95A49) and Catalyst (#C85241).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 89, 70) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CD5946 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CD5946 color variations

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

#CD5946 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 #CD5946

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

Dark Coral color link
Dark Coral

#CD5B45

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Valencia color link
Valencia

#D4574E

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Fireball color link
Fireball

#CC5C39

Pastel Rust color link
Pastel Rust

#D05C39

Terracotta color link
Terracotta

#CA6641

Pale Red color link
Pale Red

#D9544D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD5946
  • RGB205, 89, 70
  • CMYK0, 45, 53, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 89, 70)
  • HSL8°, 57%, 54%
  • HSL Precise8.444°, 57.447%, 53.922%
  • HSV8°, 66%, 80%
  • HSB8°, 66%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.349, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.349, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.349, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD5946
  • DECIMAL ID13457734
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01