Nearest-color comparison
Indian Red #CD5C5C vs Roman Red #CD5C5C: RGB distance 0 and contrast 1:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Indian Red and Roman Red are very close, with an RGB distance of 0. Their luminance is equal, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Indian Red and Roman Red across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
red color
Indian Red is #CD5C5C, a warm red with hue 0°, saturation 53% and luminance 0.2141. Beside Roman Red, it is equal in luminance and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.28:1.
red color
Roman Red is #CD5C5C, a warm red with hue 0°, saturation 53% and luminance 0.2141. Beside Indian Red, it is equal in luminance and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.28:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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