#cd2437 Color Information

#cd2437 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 #cd2437. In RGB, it consists of 80.4% Red, 14.1% Green, and 21.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 82.4% Magenta, 73.2% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 353.3°, with saturation of 70.1% and lightness of 47.3%. The decimal value for #cd2437 is 13444151, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cd2437 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#cd2437 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color205, 36, 55 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color80.4%, 14.1%, 21.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.196, 0.859, 0.784 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.824, 0.732, 0.196 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color353.3°, 70.1%, 47.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color353.3°, 82.4%, 80.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color26.497, 14.517, 5.020 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color205, 36, 55 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13444151 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color44.965, 63.851, 33.397 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)44.965, 72.058, 27.612 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color44.965, 123.280, 20.755 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color38.101, 57.462, 18.859 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.576, 0.315, 14.517 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291634231 / 0xffcd2437 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #cd2437

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cd2437, its pure hue is 353.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 70.1%, and its lightness is 47.3%. 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 #cd2437, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1a0507 to #b32030.

Tints of #cd2437

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cd2437, its pure hue is 353.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 70.1%, and its lightness is 47.3%. 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 #cd2437, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d33f50 to #f9e4e6.

Tones of #cd2437

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cd2437, its pure hue is 353.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 70.1%, 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 #cd2437, which range from #797979 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f1001b (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cd2437

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cd2437! For #cd2437, 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, #cd2437. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cd2437

This color, #cd2437, consists of 80.4% Red, 14.1% Green, and 21.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 205, Green = 36, Blue = 55. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cd2437 is 0% Cyan, 82.4% Magenta, 73.2% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R80.4%
C0.0%
G14.1%
M82.4%
B21.6%
Y73.2%
K19.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 205 36 55
Octal 315 44 67
Hexa #cd #24 #37
Binary 11001101 00100100 00110111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 82 73 19
Octal 0 122 111 23
Hexa #00 #52 #49 #13
Binary 00000000 01010010 01001001 00010011

Analogous Colors of #cd2437

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cd2437 — which has hue 353.3° — its analogous colors are located at 23.3° and 353.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cd2437.

Triadic Colors of #cd2437

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 #cd2437 — which has hue 353.3° — its triadic colors are located at 113.3° and 353.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cd2437.

Complementary Color of #cd2437

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cd2437 — which has hue 353.3° — its complementary color is located at 173.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cd2437.

Split Complementary Colors of #cd2437

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 #cd2437 — which has hue 353.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 143.3° and 353.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cd2437.

Tetradic Colors of #cd2437

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 #cd2437 — which has hue 353.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 263.3°, 353.3°, 83.3°, and 173.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cd2437.

Monochromatic Colors of #cd2437

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cd2437, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5e1b22 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f47684 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cd2437

We want to make getting started with #cd2437 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cd2437 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cd2437 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 #cd2437 with other HTML elements.

#cd2437 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cd2437.
<span style="color: #cd2437;">The color of this text is #cd2437.</span>

#cd2437 Background Color

The background color for this text is #cd2437.
<div style="background-color: #cd2437; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cd2437.</div>

#cd2437 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cd2437.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cd2437;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cd2437.</span>

#cd2437 Border Color

This is a div with border color #cd2437.
<div style="border: #cd2437 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cd2437.</div>

#cd2437 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cd2437 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cd2437; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cd2437 on a white background.</div></div>

#cd2437 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cd2437 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cd2437; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cd2437 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cd2437 to White

This is a gradient from #cd2437 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cd2437,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cd2437,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cd2437,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cd2437,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cd2437 to white.</div>

Gradient from #cd2437 to Black

This is a gradient from #cd2437 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cd2437,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cd2437,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cd2437,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cd2437,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cd2437 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cd2437

In addition to using #cd2437 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 #cd2437 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cd2437, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 205, Green = 36, Blue = 55). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cd2437 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 #cd2437
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(205, 36, 55)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cd2437; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cd2437; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cd2437; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(205, 36, 55);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cd2437")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:205, green:36, blue:55, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:205 green:36 blue:55 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(205f, 36f, 55f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(205, 36, 55);
 

#cd2437 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cd2437 the same way. For those with color blindness, #cd2437 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cd2437 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cd2437 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 #cd2437 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 #cd2437 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 #cd2437 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 5.4:1 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 #cd2437 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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