What color is #CD123F?

#CD123F is a vivid red known as Toreador. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Toreador?

The RGB value is 205, 18, 63: 205 red, 18 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Toreador?

The complementary color is #12CDA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD123F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Toreador color: hex code #CD123F

#CD123F rgb(205, 18, 63)

Shades of red

Toreador has the hex code #CD123F. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 7.1% green and 24.7% blue (205, 18, 63).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 84% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 69% yellow and 20% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

Toreador (#CD123F) color codes

HEX	`#CD123F`
RGB	`rgb(205, 18, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 7.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 84%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 91%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 69%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.91, 67.57, 27.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.91, 72.87, 21.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.293, 13.775, 5.976)`
Decimal	`13439551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Toreador, 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 #CD123F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CD123F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #CD123F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd123f; }
.text { color: #cd123f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd123f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 18 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd123f, #cd4312); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CD123F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CD123F?: #CD123F is a vivid red known as Toreador. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Toreador?: The RGB value is 205, 18, 63: 205 red, 18 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Toreador?: The complementary color is #12CDA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD123F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.