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#CD424F — Red

#CD424F 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 #CD424F 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.

#CD424F 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 #42CDBF; it also sits naturally between #CD4295 and #CD7942. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD424F · RGB 205, 66, 79

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Color values

HEX#CD424F
RGB205, 66, 79
HSL354°, 58%, 53%
HSV354°, 68%, 80%
CMYK0%, 68%, 61%, 20%
XYZ28.54, 17.44, 9.26
Yxy17.44, 0.5166, 0.3157
CIE-Lab48.81, 55.45, 23.79
Hunter Lab41.76, 51.93, 14.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 26% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 61% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD424F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD424F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD424F

.text { color: #CD424F; }
.background { background-color: #CD424F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD424F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 66, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 58%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD424F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 66, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD424F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 66, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD424F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD424F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD424F

#C13342#AD2E3B#992934#85232D#751F28#611A21#4D141A#380F13#240A0C#100405

Tints of #CD424F

#D1525E#D66671#DB7680#DF868F#E49AA2#E9AAB1#EDBBC0#F1CBCE#F6DFE1#FBEFF0

Tones of #CD424F

#C34B57#B85660#AF6068#A5696F#9C7377#917E7F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #42CDBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.68:1 AA
Against black text4.49:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CD424F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD424F

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 #CD424F: ·

How #CD424F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #91904CDeuteranopia · #99A34BTritanopia · #C64949

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 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD424F rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Breeze
#D54253 · #C2742D · #A0A838 · #93D471
Palette F75b5b
#F75B5B · #C83B4C · #46265C · #794D9A
Palette 522258
#522258 · #8C3061 · #C63C51 · #D95F59
Palette D04848
#D04848 · #F3B95F · #FDE767 · #6895D2
Velvet Ruby Meadow
#30349A · #C54448 · #69CF65 · #BFC5E2
Palette A94438
#A94438 · #D24545 · #E6BAA3 · #E4DEBE

Similar colors

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

#D54253#C83B4C#C63C51#D04848#C54448#D24545#C34255#D34E4E#CF455C#C44545#CE4341#D83C57

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD424E  ·  #CD4250 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD424F?

#CD424F is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 66, 79). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD424F?

#CD424F is RGB 205, 66, 79 — HSL 354°, 58%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 61%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD424F?

Its complement is #42CDBF; analogous partners are #CD4295 and #CD7942. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD424F for text?

White text on #CD424F has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.49:1.