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#CD1873 Color

#CD1873 is rgb(205, 24, 115) in RGB, hsl(330, 79%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 44%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD1873
HEX#CD1873
RGBrgb(205, 24, 115)
HSLhsl(330, 79%, 45%)
HSVhsv(330, 88%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 44%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.216 358.2)
LABlab(46.01% 69.33 -1.60)
LCHlch(46.01% 69.35 358.67)

What #CD1873 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 #CD1873, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 5.74Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 6.76Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 6.8Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 8.37Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 9.2Mexican Pink#E4007CΔE 9.25

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

#CD1873 Channel Values

How #CD1873 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 205 · G 24 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 79% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 88% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 44% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.28:1 vs white · 3.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD1873 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 text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD1873 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD1873

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD1873; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD1873
Complementary
#18CD73
Analogous
#CD18CD
Analogous
#CD1818
Triadic
#73CD18
Triadic
#1873CD
Split comp.
#18CD18
Split comp.
#18CDCD

Tints & Shades of #CD1873

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

#E62887
#EA4899
#EE6DAD
#F28DBF
#F6B1D4
#FAD1E6

Shades

#B21563
#971254
#7B0E45
#640C38
#490929
#2E051A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD1873.

How #CD1873 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#CD1873
Protanopia#5E5E72
Protanomaly#974B72
Deuteranopia#7E7E6E
Deuteranomaly#A46470
Tritanopia#CA3030
Tritanomaly#CB2853
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD1873 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd1873: #CD1873;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD1873;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd1873': '#CD1873' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.094, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_cd1873">#CD1873</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD1873"

More Pink Colors

#CD1873 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CD1873 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD1873?

#CD1873 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(205, 24, 115) in RGB and hsl(330, 79%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #CD1873?

#CD1873 is rgb(205, 24, 115) — red 205, green 24, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD1873?

#CD1873 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 44%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD1873 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD1873 scores 5.28:1 against white and 3.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD1873 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD1873 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 12.49, which is visibly different.

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