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#CD593E — Red

#CD593E 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 #CD593E 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.

#CD593E 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 #3CB2CD; it also sits naturally between #CD3C6A and #CD9F3C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD593E · RGB 205, 89, 62

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Color values

HEX#CD593E
RGB205, 89, 62
HSL11°, 59%, 52%
HSV11°, 70%, 80%
CMYK0%, 57%, 70%, 20%
XYZ29.62, 20.47, 6.95
Yxy20.47, 0.5193, 0.3589
CIE-Lab52.37, 44.30, 37.95
Hunter Lab45.25, 40.72, 20.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 35% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 70% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD593E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD593E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD593E

.text { color: #CD593E; }
.background { background-color: #CD593E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD593E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 89, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 59%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD593E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 89, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD593E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 89, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD593E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD593E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD593E

#BF4B31#AA432C#9A3D28#863523#722D1D#5D2518#491D13#39160F#240E09#100604

Tints of #CD593E

#D1654D#D67661#DA8471#E09685#E4A496#E8B2A6#EDC3BA#F1D1CA#F7E3DF#FBF1EF

Tones of #CD593E

#C35D46#B86451#AE6A5B#A37166#997770#8E7E7B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3CB2CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.12:1 AA large only
Against black text5.09:1 AA

Best text color on #CD593E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD593E

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 #CD593E: ·

How #CD593E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9B9A45Deuteranopia · #A2AA46Tritanopia · #C74A4B

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 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD593E rather than the exact color:

Palette 257180
#257180 · #F2E5BF · #FD8B51 · #CB6040
Honey Bloom
#C2378C · #A83B55 · #D45643 · #D7AB7F
Dusty Ruby Petal
#5631B1 · #C8643B · #5DD27F · #BEB7E1
Honey Ruby Cinder
#3C2AA5 · #CD4E38 · #2FBA44 · #BEBDE6
Electric Ruby Harbor
#AD150F · #D65139 · #DF845C · #E7B18A
Lucky Ruby Canyon
#AB53C6 · #D991CA · #B53B63 · #C65949

Similar colors

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

#CB6040#D45643#C8643B#CD4E38#D65139#C65949#C6653E#D36234#C36542#D3504A#D56348#D2534D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD593D  ·  #CD593F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD593E?

#CD593E is Red, a red color (RGB 205, 89, 62). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD593E?

#CD593E is RGB 205, 89, 62 — HSL 11°, 59%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 57%, 70%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD593E?

Its complement is #3CB2CD; analogous partners are #CD3C6A and #CD9F3C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD593E for text?

Black text on #CD593E has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.12:1.