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#CD2D58 Color

#CD2D58 is rgb(205, 45, 88) in RGB, hsl(344, 64%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 57%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dingy Dungeon (#C53151), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD2D58
HEX#CD2D58
RGBrgb(205, 45, 88)
HSLhsl(344, 64%, 49%)
HSVhsv(344, 78%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 57%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.195 11.2)
LABlab(47.05% 63.34 16.54)
LCHlch(47.05% 65.47 14.64)

What #CD2D58 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 #CD2D58, 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.

#CD2D58 Channel Values

How #CD2D58 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 45 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 344° · S 64% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 344° · S 78% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 78% · Y 57% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.11:1 vs white · 4.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD2D58 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 text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CD2D58

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD2D58; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD2D58

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 #CD2D58.

How #CD2D58 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#CD2D58
Protanopia#636357
Protanomaly#995357
Deuteranopia#818151
Deuteranomaly#A56954
Tritanopia#CC3535
Tritanomaly#CC3245
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD2D58 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd2d58: #CD2D58;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD2D58;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd2d58': '#CD2D58' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.176, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_cd2d58">#CD2D58</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD2D58"

More Pink Colors

#CD2D58 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD2D58 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD2D58?

#CD2D58 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(205, 45, 88) in RGB and hsl(344, 64%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dingy Dungeon (#C53151), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.64.

What is the RGB value of #CD2D58?

#CD2D58 is rgb(205, 45, 88) — red 205, green 45, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD2D58?

#CD2D58 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 57%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD2D58 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD2D58 scores 5.11:1 against white and 4.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD2D58 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD2D58 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 20.01, which is visibly different.

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