What color is #CD5C51?

#CD5C51 is a moderate red known as Firebug. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Firebug?

The RGB value is 205, 92, 81: 205 red, 92 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Firebug?

The complementary color is #51C2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD5C51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Firebug color: hex code #CD5C51

#CD5C51 rgb(205, 92, 81)

Shades of red

Firebug has the hex code #CD5C51. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 36.1% green and 31.8% blue (205, 92, 81).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 55% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 60% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

Firebug (#CD5C51) color codes

HEX	`#CD5C51`
RGB	`rgb(205, 92, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 36.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 55%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 60%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 60%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.2, 44, 28.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.2, 52.29, 32.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.492, 21.231, 10.275)`
Decimal	`13458513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Firebug, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CD5C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CD5C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CD5C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd5c51; }
.text { color: #cd5c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd5c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 92 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd5c51, #cd9a51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CD5C51 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CD5C51?: #CD5C51 is a moderate red known as Firebug. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Firebug?: The RGB value is 205, 92, 81: 205 red, 92 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Firebug?: The complementary color is #51C2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD5C51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.