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#CD515F — Red

#CD515F 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 #CD515F 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.

#CD515F 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 #51CDBE; it also sits naturally between #CD519D and #CD8051. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD515F · RGB 205, 81, 95

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Color values

HEX#CD515F
RGB205, 81, 95
HSL353°, 55%, 56%
HSV353°, 60%, 80%
CMYK0%, 60%, 54%, 20%
XYZ30.18, 19.69, 13.04
Yxy19.69, 0.4798, 0.3130
CIE-Lab51.49, 50.25, 17.78
Hunter Lab44.37, 46.87, 11.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 32% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 54% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD515F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD515F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD515F

.text { color: #CD515F; }
.background { background-color: #CD515F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD515F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 81, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 55%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD515F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 81, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD515F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 81, 95, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD515F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD515F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD515F

#C73D4D#B63544#9E2E3B#8A2834#77222C#631D25#4F171D#371015#240A0D#100506

Tints of #CD515F

#D1616E#D6717C#DA818B#DF9099#E3A0A8#E8B0B6#EDC0C5#F1D0D3#F6DFE2#FAEFF0

Tones of #CD515F

#C45A66#BB636D#B26C74#AA747A#A17D81#988688

Color harmonies

Complementary — #51CDBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.25:1 AA large only
Against black text4.94:1 AA

Best text color on #CD515F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD515F

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 #CD515F: ·

How #CD515F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #97965CDeuteranopia · #9FA85BTritanopia · #C75958

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 rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD515F rather than the exact color:

Ruby Mosaic
#800020 · #F3E6D5 · #FFF9F2 · #D45060
Palette 89375f
#89375F · #CE5959 · #BACDDB · #F3E8FF
Palette Dbf1f2
#DBF1F2 · #CD5555 · #882042 · #EFEDBB
Dusty Terrace
#AB3FD0 · #A3298F · #D44F86 · #CE5B5A
Palette Fcf5ed
#FCF5ED · #F4BF96 · #CE5A67 · #1F1717
Modern Twilight
#912E48 · #CB5C64 · #62CDB1 · #B0DFCE

Similar colors

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

#D45060#CE5959#CD5555#CE5B5A#CE5A67#CB5C64#CF455C#D25353#D25D5D#D75656#C35B5C#D94B59

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD515E  ·  #CD5160 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD515F?

#CD515F is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 81, 95). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD515F?

#CD515F is RGB 205, 81, 95 — HSL 353°, 55%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 60%, 54%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD515F?

Its complement is #51CDBE; analogous partners are #CD519D and #CD8051. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD515F for text?

Black text on #CD515F has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.25:1.