All About Color #CD4242

#CD4242

About #CD4242

#CD4242 is a medium red color with the hex code #CD4242. In RGB it is red 205, green 66, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 0%, 68%, 68%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 4.72:1 on white and 4.45:1 on black.

#CD4242 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, 42, 42
CMYK0.00%, 67.80%, 67.80%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 66, 66
HSL0°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal315, 102, 102
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 1000010, 1000010
CIE-L*AB48.60, 54.69, 31.23
RGB Percent80.39%, 25.88%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH48.60, 62.98, 29.73
XYZ28.11, 17.27, 7.01
CIE-L*UV48.60, 105.52, 22.76
xyY0.54, 0.33, 17.27
Hunter-Lab41.56, 48.01, 19.09
RYB80.39%, 25.88%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CD4242 on a dark background: contrast 4.45:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#CD4242 on a light background: contrast 4.72:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CD4242, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CD4242 · #E08A8A · #8D2525 · #42CDCD · #8AE0E0

Analogous palette

#CD42CD · #CD4287 · #CD4242 · #CD8742 · #CDCD42

Triadic palette

#CD4242 · #42CD42 · #4242CD · #E08A8A · #8AE08A

Tetradic palette

#CD4242 · #87CD42 · #42CDCD · #8742CD · #8D2525

Monochromatic palette

#5D1919 · #992929 · #CD4242 · #DD7E7E · #EDBBBB

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