What color is #CD5347?

#CD5347 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Cedar Chest. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD5347?

The RGB value is 205, 83, 71: 205 red, 83 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD5347?

The complementary color is #47C1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD5347?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD5347 color

#CD5347 rgb(205, 83, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #CD5347 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 32.5% green and 27.8% blue (205, 83, 71).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 65% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#CD5347 color codes

HEX	`#CD5347`
RGB	`rgb(205, 83, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 32.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 57%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 65%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 65%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.41, 47.63, 31.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.41, 57.25, 33.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.41, 19.624, 8.199)`
Decimal	`13456199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD5347, 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 #CD5347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CD5347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #CD5347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd5347; }
.text { color: #cd5347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd5347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 83 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd5347, #cd9647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

Questions

What color is #CD5347?: #CD5347 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Cedar Chest. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD5347?: The RGB value is 205, 83, 71: 205 red, 83 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD5347?: The complementary color is #47C1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD5347?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.