#cd122a Color Information

#cd122a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cd122a. In RGB, it consists of 80.4% Red, 7.1% Green, and 16.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 91.2% Magenta, 79.5% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 352.3°, with saturation of 83.9% and lightness of 43.7%. The decimal value for #cd122a is 13439530, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc0033. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cd122a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#cd122a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color205, 18, 42 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color80.4%, 7.1%, 16.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.196, 0.929, 0.835 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.912, 0.795, 0.196 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color352.3°, 83.9%, 43.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color352.3°, 91.2%, 80.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color25.811, 13.579, 3.451 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color205, 18, 42 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13439530 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color43.623, 66.792, 39.504 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)43.623, 77.600, 30.602 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color43.623, 131.917, 23.362 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color36.850, 60.543, 20.242 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.602, 0.317, 13.579 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291629610 / 0xffcd122a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc0033 Copy
Last Updated: December 10, 2024

Shades of #cd122a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cd122a, its pure hue is 352.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.9%, and its lightness is 43.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #cd122a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1a0205 to #b31025.

Tints of #cd122a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cd122a, its pure hue is 352.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.9%, and its lightness is 43.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #cd122a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d33045 to #f9e1e4.

Tones of #cd122a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cd122a, its pure hue is 352.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #cd122a, which range from #707070 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #df001d (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cd122a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cd122a! For #cd122a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #cd122a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cd122a

This color, #cd122a, consists of 80.4% Red, 7.1% Green, and 16.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 205, Green = 18, Blue = 42. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cd122a is 0% Cyan, 91.2% Magenta, 79.5% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R80.4%
C0.0%
G7.1%
M91.2%
B16.5%
Y79.5%
K19.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 205 18 42
Octal 315 22 52
Hexa #cd #12 #2a
Binary 11001101 00010010 00101010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 91 79 19
Octal 0 133 117 23
Hexa #00 #5b #4f #13
Binary 00000000 01011011 01001111 00010011

Analogous Colors of #cd122a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cd122a — which has hue 352.3° — its analogous colors are located at 22.3° and 352.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cd122a.

Triadic Colors of #cd122a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #cd122a — which has hue 352.3° — its triadic colors are located at 112.3° and 352.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cd122a.

Complementary Color of #cd122a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cd122a — which has hue 352.3° — its complementary color is located at 172.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cd122a.

Split Complementary Colors of #cd122a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #cd122a — which has hue 352.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 142.3° and 352.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cd122a.

Tetradic Colors of #cd122a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #cd122a — which has hue 352.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 262.3°, 352.3°, 82.3°, and 172.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cd122a.

Monochromatic Colors of #cd122a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cd122a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #620e18 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f8576b (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cd122a

We want to make getting started with #cd122a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cd122a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cd122a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #cd122a with other HTML elements.

#cd122a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cd122a.
<span style="color: #cd122a;">The color of this text is #cd122a.</span>

#cd122a Background Color

The background color for this text is #cd122a.
<div style="background-color: #cd122a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cd122a.</div>

#cd122a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cd122a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cd122a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cd122a.</span>

#cd122a Border Color

This is a div with border color #cd122a.
<div style="border: #cd122a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cd122a.</div>

#cd122a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cd122a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cd122a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cd122a on a white background.</div></div>

#cd122a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cd122a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cd122a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cd122a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cd122a to White

This is a gradient from #cd122a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cd122a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cd122a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cd122a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cd122a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cd122a to white.</div>

Gradient from #cd122a to Black

This is a gradient from #cd122a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cd122a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cd122a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cd122a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cd122a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cd122a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cd122a

In addition to using #cd122a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #cd122a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cd122a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 205, Green = 18, Blue = 42). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cd122a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #cd122a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(205, 18, 42)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cd122a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cd122a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cd122a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(205, 18, 42);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cd122a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:205, green:18, blue:42, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:205 green:18 blue:42 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(205f, 18f, 42f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(205, 18, 42);
 

#cd122a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cd122a the same way. For those with color blindness, #cd122a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cd122a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cd122a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #cd122a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #cd122a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #cd122a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #cd122a would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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