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#CB5D99 Color

#CB5D99 is rgb(203, 93, 153) in RGB, hsl(327, 51%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 25%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Super Pink (#CF6BA9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB5D99
HEX#CB5D99
RGBrgb(203, 93, 153)
HSLhsl(327, 51%, 58%)
HSVhsv(327, 54%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 25%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.155 348.5)
LABlab(55.14% 49.40 -11.03)
LCHlch(55.14% 50.61 347.41)

What #CB5D99 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 #CB5D99, 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.

#CB5D99 Channel Values

How #CB5D99 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 93 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 51% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 54% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 25% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.77:1 vs white · 5.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB5D99 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 text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CB5D99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB5D99; 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 #CB5D99

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

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How #CB5D99 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#CB5D99
Protanopia#797999
Protanomaly#A16F99
Deuteranopia#8E8E96
Deuteranomaly#AA7D97
Tritanopia#C76767
Tritanomaly#C9637E
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB5D99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb5d99: #CB5D99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB5D99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb5d99': '#CB5D99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.365, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_cb5d99">#CB5D99</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB5D99"

More Pink Colors

#CB5D99 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB5D99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB5D99?

#CB5D99 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 93, 153) in RGB and hsl(327, 51%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Super Pink (#CF6BA9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #CB5D99?

#CB5D99 is rgb(203, 93, 153) — red 203, green 93, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB5D99?

#CB5D99 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 25%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB5D99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB5D99 scores 3.77:1 against white and 5.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB5D99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB5D99 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 14.11, which is visibly different.

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