Dark Coral (#CD5B45)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.06:1 — vs black: 5.18:1

Color values

HEX #CD5B45
RGB rgb(205, 91, 69)
HSL hsl(9, 57%, 53%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 56, 66, 20 )
Websafe #CC6633

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Logo (175)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CD5B45 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Coral
#CD5B45 Base

#45B7CD

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Coral
#CD5B45 Base

#CD4573

#CD9F45

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Coral
#CD5B45 Base

#45CD5B

#5B45CD

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Coral
#CD5B45 Base

#45CD9F

#4573CD

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Coral
#CD5B45 Base

#73CD45

#45B7CD

#9F45CD

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Coral
#CD5B45 Base

#5F251A

#9C3C2A

#B84731

#D67765

#DD9081

#EDC5BE

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Coral, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #140805

— #3B1710

— #62261A

— #8A3525

— #B14430

Dark Coral #CD5B45 Base

— #D67866

— #DF9687

— #E8B3A9

— #F1D0CA

— #FAEDEB

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CD5B45. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CD5B45;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CD5B45;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CD5B45;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CD5B45,
        #45B7CD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CD5B45,
        #45B7CD
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$dark-coral: #CD5B45;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-coral-r: 205;
$dark-coral-g: 91;
$dark-coral-b: 69;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-coral;
    color: rgba($dark-coral-r, $dark-coral-g, $dark-coral-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Coral appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #CD5B45 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #89893E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #6F6F46 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #CE5959 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #7E7E7E Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Coral ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Coral #CD5B45 Base

Cedar Chest #C95A49 ΔE 1.73

Jelly Bean #DA614E ΔE 3.37

Medium Vermilion #D9603B ΔE 4.78

Copper Red #CB6D51 ΔE 4.94

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.