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#CD516C Color

#CD516C is rgb(205, 81, 108) in RGB, hsl(347, 55%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 47%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush (#DE5D83), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD516C
HEX#CD516C
RGBrgb(205, 81, 108)
HSLhsl(347, 55%, 56%)
HSVhsv(347, 60%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 47%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.158 9.8)
LABlab(52.28% 51.64 11.51)
LCHlch(52.28% 52.91 12.56)

What #CD516C 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 #CD516C, 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.

#CD516C Channel Values

How #CD516C 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 81 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 347° · S 55% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 347° · S 60% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 47% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD516C 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD516C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD516C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD516C; 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 #CD516C

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 #CD516C.

How #CD516C 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#CD516C
Protanopia#73736B
Protanomaly#9F676C
Deuteranopia#8B8B67
Deuteranomaly#A97869
Tritanopia#CC5555
Tritanomaly#CC535F
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD516C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd516c: #CD516C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD516C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd516c': '#CD516C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.318, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_cd516c">#CD516C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD516C"

More Red Colors

#CD516C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD516C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD516C?

#CD516C is a mid-tone red — rgb(205, 81, 108) in RGB and hsl(347, 55%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush (#DE5D83), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #CD516C?

#CD516C is rgb(205, 81, 108) — red 205, green 81, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD516C?

#CD516C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 47%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD516C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD516C scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD516C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD516C 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 13.16, which is visibly different.

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