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#CD5259

#cd5259 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cd5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 56.59% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 356.59°, with 55.16% saturation and 56.27% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.1973

Complementary

  1. #cd5259
  2. #52cdc6

Split complementary

  1. #cd5259
  2. #52cd88
  3. #5296cd

Analogous

  1. #cd5296
  2. #cd5259
  3. #cd8852

Triadic

  1. #cd5259
  2. #59cd52
  3. #5259cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd5259
  2. #cdc652
  3. #52cdc6
  4. #5259cd

Square

  1. #cd5259
  2. #96cd52
  3. #52cdc6
  4. #8852cd

Monochromatic

  1. #681e22
  2. #a32f36
  3. #cd5259
  4. #de8d92
  5. #efc9cb

Shades

#cd5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd5259
  2. #b94a50
  3. #a44247
  4. #90393e
  5. #7b3135
  6. #67292d
  7. #522124
  8. #3e191b
  9. #291012
  10. #150809
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd5259
  2. #d2636a
  3. #d7757a
  4. #dc868b
  5. #e1979b
  6. #e6a9ac
  7. #ebbabd
  8. #f0cbcd
  9. #f5dcde
  10. #faeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd5259
  2. #c5575d
  3. #be5b61
  4. #b66065
  5. #ae6469
  6. #a7696d
  7. #9f6e70
  8. #977274
  9. #8f7778
  10. #887b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a26d6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706b58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8456 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e03c55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e6259 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab7457 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d84657 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd5259 {
  color: #cd5259;
}
Background
.bg-cd5259 {
  background-color: #cd5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd5259 {
  border: 2px solid #cd5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd5259, #cd8852);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 2.61 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.97 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.68 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.71 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.76 #ff004f Folly ΔE 8.54 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.54 #32ada6 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Indian Red
#cd5259  rgb(205, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 55%, 56%)  Indian Red
#52cdc6  rgb(82, 205, 198)  hsl(177, 55%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#59cd52  rgb(89, 205, 82)  hsl(117, 55%, 56%)  Lime Green
#5259cd  rgb(82, 89, 205)  hsl(237, 55%, 56%)  Iris