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#CD6971 closest to Mexican Chile

#CD6971 is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Mexican Chile. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 41.2% green and 44.3% blue (rgb(205, 105, 113)). Its HSL value is 355° hue, 50% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 45% yellow and 20% black. #CD6971 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.85:1.

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#CD6971 color conversion

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Variations of #CD6971

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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#CD6971 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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#CD6971 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD6971 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #978F6F
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E7B71
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #997970
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #978F6F
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9836F
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DD5C6C
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D4646F
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #878787
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9C8082

#CD6971 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.59:1 Poor#CD6971 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.85:1 Good#CD6971 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD6971 in CSS

/* Mexican Chile */
.color { color: #CD6971; }
.background { background-color: #CD6971; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD6971; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 105 113);
color: hsl(355 50% 61%);
color: oklch(0.639 0.127 16.3);

#CD6971 FAQ

What color is #CD6971?

#CD6971 is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CD6971?

#CD6971 is rgb(205, 105, 113) in RGB, hsl(355, 50%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 49%, 45%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD6971?

The complementary color of #CD6971 is #69CDC5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD6971?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD6971: 5.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD6971 a warm or cool color?

#CD6971 is a warm color.