Palettes / Colors / #CD3C59

#CD3C59 — Red

#CD3C59 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#CD3C59 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3CCDB0; it also sits naturally between #CD3CA1 and #CD683C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 24% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 57% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #CD3C59

.text { color: #CD3C59; }
.background { background-color: #CD3C59; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD3C59; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 60, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 59%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD3C59; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 60, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD3C59; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 60, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD3C59">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD3C59">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD3C59

Tints of #CD3C59

Tones of #CD3C59

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3CCDB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD3C59: #FFFFFF.

How #CD3C59 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #CD3C59 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD3C58  ·  #CD3C5A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD3C59?

#CD3C59 is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 60, 89). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD3C59?

#CD3C59 is RGB 205, 60, 89 — HSL 348°, 59%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 71%, 57%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD3C59?

Its complement is #3CCDB0; analogous partners are #CD3CA1 and #CD683C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD3C59 for text?

White text on #CD3C59 has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.39:1.