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#CD424B — Red

#CD424B is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #CD424B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CD424B 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 #42CDC3; it also sits naturally between #CD4290 and #CD7E42. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD424B · RGB 205, 66, 75

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Color values

HEX#CD424B
RGB205, 66, 75
HSL356°, 58%, 53%
HSV356°, 68%, 80%
CMYK0%, 68%, 63%, 20%
XYZ28.40, 17.38, 8.52
Yxy17.38, 0.5230, 0.3202
CIE-Lab48.74, 55.20, 26.09
Hunter Lab41.69, 51.64, 15.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 26% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 63% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CD424B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD424B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD424B

.text { color: #CD424B; }
.background { background-color: #CD424B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD424B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 66, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 58%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD424B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 66, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD424B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 66, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD424B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD424B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD424B

#C1333D#AD2E37#992930#85232A#751F25#611A1E#4D1418#380F12#240A0B#100405

Tints of #CD424B

#D1525A#D6666D#DB767D#DF868C#E49A9F#E9AAAF#EDBBBE#F1CBCD#F6DFE0#FBEFF0

Tones of #CD424B

#C34B53#B8565D#AF6065#A5696D#9C7375#917E7F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #42CDC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.69:1 AA
Against black text4.48:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CD424B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD424B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CD424B: ·

How #CD424B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #919049Deuteranopia · #99A348Tritanopia · #C64747

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:

Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD424B rather than the exact color:

Palette D04848
#D04848 · #F3B95F · #FDE767 · #6895D2
Palette A94438
#A94438 · #D24545 · #E6BAA3 · #E4DEBE
Palette F75b5b
#F75B5B · #C83B4C · #46265C · #794D9A
Velvet Ruby Meadow
#30349A · #C54448 · #69CF65 · #BFC5E2
Honey Lagoon
#6C1F74 · #C15B92 · #CE4341 · #67461C
Palette 522258
#522258 · #8C3061 · #C63C51 · #D95F59

Similar colors

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

#D04848#D24545#C83B4C#C54448#CE4341#C63C51#C44545#D54253#C74440#D34E4E#C14545#C34255

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD424A  ·  #CD424C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD424B?

#CD424B is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 66, 75). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD424B?

#CD424B is RGB 205, 66, 75 — HSL 356°, 58%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 63%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD424B?

Its complement is #42CDC3; analogous partners are #CD4290 and #CD7E42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD424B for text?

White text on #CD424B has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.48:1.