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#CD5C51 Firebug

#CD5C51 is a medium, moderately saturated red named Firebug. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 36.1% green and 31.8% blue (rgb(205, 92, 81)). Its HSL value is 5° hue, 55% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 60% yellow and 20% black. #CD5C51 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.25:1.

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Variations of #CD5C51

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CD5C51 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CD5C51 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD5C51 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #94884E
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #78704F
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #966E4F
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #94884E
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A77B4F
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E0475A
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D55455
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7F7F7F
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #987776

#CD5C51 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.00:1 Poor#CD5C51 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.25:1 Good#CD5C51 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD5C51 in CSS

/* Firebug */
.color { color: #CD5C51; }
.background { background-color: #CD5C51; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD5C51; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 92 81);
color: hsl(5 55% 56%);
color: oklch(0.613 0.146 27.7);

#CD5C51 FAQ

What color is #CD5C51?

#CD5C51 is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Firebug. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CD5C51?

#CD5C51 is rgb(205, 92, 81) in RGB, hsl(5, 55%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 55%, 60%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD5C51?

The complementary color of #CD5C51 is #51C2CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD5C51?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD5C51: 5.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD5C51 a warm or cool color?

#CD5C51 is a warm color.