What color is #CD2217?

#CD2217 is a moderate red known as Pizza Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pizza Flame?

The RGB value is 205, 34, 23: 205 red, 34 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pizza Flame?

The complementary color is #17C2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD2217?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pizza Flame color: hex code #CD2217

#CD2217 rgb(205, 34, 23)

Shades of red

Pizza Flame has the hex code #CD2217. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 13.3% green and 9% blue (205, 34, 23).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 80% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 89% yellow and 20% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

Pizza Flame (#CD2217) color codes

HEX	`#CD2217`
RGB	`rgb(205, 34, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 13.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 80%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 89%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 89%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.5, 63.4, 49.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.5, 80.72, 38.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.907, 14.189, 2.185)`
Decimal	`13443607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pizza Flame, 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 #CD2217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CD2217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	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 #CD2217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd2217; }
.text { color: #cd2217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd2217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 34 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd2217, #cd7d17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #CD2217 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CD2217?: #CD2217 is a moderate red known as Pizza Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pizza Flame?: The RGB value is 205, 34, 23: 205 red, 34 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pizza Flame?: The complementary color is #17C2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD2217?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.