All About Color #CD042C

#CD042C

About #CD042C

#CD042C is a medium red color with the hex code #CD042C. In RGB it is red 205, green 4, blue 44; in HSL it is hue 348°, saturation 96%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 0%, 98%, 79%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 5.75:1 on white and 3.65:1 on black.

#CD042C Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, 04, 2C
CMYK0.00%, 98.05%, 78.54%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 4, 44
HSL348°, 96%, 41%
RGB Octal315, 4, 54
HSV (HSB)348.06°, 98.05%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 100, 101100
CIE-L*AB43.13, 68.33, 37.84
RGB Percent80.39%, 1.57%, 17.25%
CIE-L*CH43.13, 78.11, 28.98
XYZ25.67, 13.25, 3.59
CIE-L*UV43.13, 133.97, 21.71
xyY0.60, 0.31, 13.25
Hunter-Lab36.40, 62.22, 19.64
RYB80.39%, 1.57%, 17.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CD042C on a dark background: contrast 3.65:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#CD042C on a light background: contrast 5.75:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CD042C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CD042C · #FB325A · #730219 · #04CDA5 · #32FBD3

Analogous palette

#A504CD · #CD0491 · #CD042C · #CD4004 · #CDA504

Triadic palette

#CD042C · #2CCD04 · #042CCD · #FB325A · #5AFB32

Tetradic palette

#CD042C · #91CD04 · #04CDA5 · #4004CD · #730219

Monochromatic palette

#37010C · #82031C · #CD042C · #FB234E · #FC6E8A

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