What color is #CD5C5C?

#CD5C5C is a moderate red known as Indian Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Indian Red?

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

What is the complementary color of Indian Red?

The complementary color is #5CCDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD5C5C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Indian Red color: hex code #CD5C5C

#CD5C5C rgb(205, 92, 92)

Shades of red

Indian Red has the hex code #CD5C5C. It is a moderate red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 53% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 55% yellow and 20% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword indianred.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

Indian Red (#CD5C5C) color codes

HEX	`#CD5C5C`
RGB	`rgb(205, 92, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 36.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 53%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 55%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 55%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.4, 44.83, 22.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.4, 49.99, 26.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.938, 21.41, 12.626)`
Decimal	`13458524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Indian Red, 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 #CD5C5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CD5C5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #CD5C5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd5c5c; }
.text { color: #cd5c5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd5c5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 92 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd5c5c, #cd955c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CD5C5C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CD5C5C?: #CD5C5C is a moderate red known as Indian Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Indian Red?: The RGB value is 205, 92, 92: 205 red, 92 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Indian Red?: The complementary color is #5CCDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD5C5C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.