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#CB5772 Color

#CB5772 is rgb(203, 87, 114) in RGB, hsl(346, 53%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 44%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cinnamon Satin (#CD607E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB5772
HEX#CB5772
RGBrgb(203, 87, 114)
HSLhsl(346, 53%, 57%)
HSVhsv(346, 57%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 44%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.149 8.1)
LABlab(53.10% 48.74 9.02)
LCHlch(53.10% 49.57 10.49)

What #CB5772 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 #CB5772, 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 red in the library.

#CB5772 Channel Values

How #CB5772 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 87 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 53% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 57% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 44% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.08:1 vs white · 5.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB5772 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CB5772

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB5772; 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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Tints & Shades of #CB5772

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB5772.

How #CB5772 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#CB5772
Protanopia#767671
Protanomaly#9F6B72
Deuteranopia#8C8C6D
Deuteranomaly#A97A6F
Tritanopia#CA5B5B
Tritanomaly#CA5965
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB5772 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb5772: #CB5772;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB5772;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb5772': '#CB5772' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.341, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_cb5772">#CB5772</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB5772"

More Red Colors

#CB5772 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB5772 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB5772?

#CB5772 is a mid-tone red — rgb(203, 87, 114) in RGB and hsl(346, 53%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cinnamon Satin (#CD607E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.15.

What is the RGB value of #CB5772?

#CB5772 is rgb(203, 87, 114) — red 203, green 87, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB5772?

#CB5772 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 44%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB5772 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB5772 scores 4.08:1 against white and 5.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB5772 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB5772 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 11.54, which is visibly different.

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