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#CB3473 Color

#CB3473 is rgb(203, 52, 115) in RGB, hsl(335, 59%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 43%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Telemagenta (#CF3476), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB3473
HEX#CB3473
RGBrgb(203, 52, 115)
HSLhsl(335, 59%, 50%)
HSVhsv(335, 74%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 43%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.193 0.2)
LABlab(47.99% 62.28 1.19)
LCHlch(47.99% 62.29 1.10)

What #CB3473 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CB3473, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#CB3473 Channel Values

How #CB3473 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 203 · G 52 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 59% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 74% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 43% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.91:1 vs white · 4.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB3473 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB3473 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB3473

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB3473; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CB3473

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB3473.

How #CB3473 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CB3473
Protanopia#656572
Protanomaly#995573
Deuteranopia#81816E
Deuteranomaly#A46B70
Tritanopia#C84040
Tritanomaly#C93C59
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB3473 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cb3473: #CB3473;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB3473;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb3473': '#CB3473' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.204, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_cb3473">#CB3473</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB3473"

More Pink Colors

#CB3473 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB3473 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB3473?

#CB3473 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 52, 115) in RGB and hsl(335, 59%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Telemagenta (#CF3476), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.65.

What is the RGB value of #CB3473?

#CB3473 is rgb(203, 52, 115) — red 203, green 52, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB3473?

#CB3473 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 43%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB3473 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CB3473 scores 4.91:1 against white and 4.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB3473 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB3473 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 17.14, which is visibly different.

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