Information about #CD554A color

#CD554A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CD554A falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 85, 74) — 80.4% red, 33.3% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 47 / 51 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CD554A reads as a pleasantly vivid red and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cedar Chest (#C95A49). Nearby in the Register you will also find Jive (#CD5851) and Dark Coral (#CD5B45).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 85, 74) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CD554A color variations

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

#CD554A 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 #CD554A

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

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Dark Coral color link
Dark Coral

#CD5B45

Valencia color link
Valencia

#D4574E

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Pale Red color link
Pale Red

#D9544D

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Faded Red color link
Faded Red

#D3494E

Lychee color link
Lychee

#DC5349

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD554A
  • RGB205, 85, 74
  • CMYK0, 47, 51, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 85, 74)
  • HSL5°, 57%, 55%
  • HSL Precise5.038°, 56.71%, 54.706%
  • HSV5°, 64%, 80%
  • HSB5°, 64%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.333, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.333, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.333, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD554A
  • DECIMAL ID13456714
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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