Information about #CD4A4F color

#CD4A4F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CD4A4F falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 74, 79) — 80.4% red, 29% green, 31% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 51 / 49 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CD4A4F is a clearly saturated earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from English Vermillion (#CC474B). Slightly further away sit Faded Red (#D3494E) and Brick Red (#CB4154).

The recipe behind #CD4A4F is rgb(205, 74, 79), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CD4A4F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CD4A4F color variations

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

#CD4A4F 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 #CD4A4F

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

Faded Red color link
Faded Red

#D3494E

Brick Red color link
Brick Red

#CB4154

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Mandy color link
Mandy

#CD525B

Valencia color link
Valencia

#D4574E

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Pale Red color link
Pale Red

#D9544D

Rustic Red color link
Rustic Red

#D44641

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD4A4F
  • RGB205, 74, 79
  • CMYK0, 51, 49, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 74, 79)
  • HSL358°, 57%, 55%
  • HSL Precise357.71°, 56.71%, 54.706%
  • HSV358°, 64%, 80%
  • HSB358°, 64%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.290, 0.310)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.290, 0.310, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.290, 0.310)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD4A4F
  • DECIMAL ID13453903
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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