Palettes / Colors / #CD5555

#CD5555 — Red

#CD5555 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#CD5555 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 #55CECE; it also sits naturally between #CE5591 and #CE9155. 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 33% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 59% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #CD5555

.text { color: #CD5555; }
.background { background-color: #CD5555; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD5555; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 85, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 55%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD5555; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 85, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD5555; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 85, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD5555">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD5555">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #55CECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD5555: #000000.

How #CD5555 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 #CD5555

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD5554  ·  #CD5556 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD5555?

#CD5555 is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 85, 85). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD5555?

#CD5555 is RGB 205, 85, 85 — HSL 0°, 55%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 59%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD5555?

Its complement is #55CECE; analogous partners are #CE5591 and #CE9155. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD5555 for text?

Black text on #CD5555 has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.18:1.