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#CD1D75 Color

#CD1D75 is rgb(205, 29, 117) in RGB, hsl(330, 75%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 43%, 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 5.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD1D75
HEX#CD1D75
RGBrgb(205, 29, 117)
HSLhsl(330, 75%, 46%)
HSVhsv(330, 86%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 43%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.214 357.7)
LABlab(46.37% 68.61 -2.32)
LCHlch(46.37% 68.65 358.06)

What #CD1D75 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 #CD1D75, 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.

#CD1D75 Channel Values

How #CD1D75 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 29 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 75% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 86% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 43% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.21:1 vs white · 4.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD1D75 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 text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD1D75 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD1D75

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD1D75; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD1D75

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 #CD1D75.

How #CD1D75 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#CD1D75
Protanopia#5F5F74
Protanomaly#984D75
Deuteranopia#7E7E70
Deuteranomaly#A46572
Tritanopia#CA3333
Tritanomaly#CB2C55
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD1D75 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd1d75: #CD1D75;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD1D75;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd1d75': '#CD1D75' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.114, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_cd1d75">#CD1D75</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD1D75"

More Pink Colors

#CD1D75 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD1D75 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD1D75?

#CD1D75 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(205, 29, 117) in RGB and hsl(330, 75%, 46%) 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 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #CD1D75?

#CD1D75 is rgb(205, 29, 117) — red 205, green 29, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD1D75?

#CD1D75 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 43%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD1D75 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD1D75 scores 5.21:1 against white and 4.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD1D75 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD1D75 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 11.84, which is visibly different.

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