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#CD656C Color

#CD656C is rgb(205, 101, 108) in RGB, hsl(356, 51%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 47%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD656C
HEX#CD656C
RGBrgb(205, 101, 108)
HSLhsl(356, 51%, 60%)
HSVhsv(356, 51%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 47%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.132 17.4)
LABlab(55.91% 42.52 16.45)
LCHlch(55.91% 45.59 21.16)

What #CD656C 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 #CD656C, 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.

#CD656C Channel Values

How #CD656C 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 101 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 51% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 51% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 47% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.7:1 vs white · 5.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD656C 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 text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD656C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD656C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD656C; 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 #CD656C

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 #CD656C.

How #CD656C 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#CD656C
Protanopia#7F7F6B
Protanomaly#A4756C
Deuteranopia#929267
Deuteranomaly#AD8369
Tritanopia#CD6666
Tritanomaly#CD6668
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD656C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd656c: #CD656C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD656C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd656c': '#CD656C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.396, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_cd656c">#CD656C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD656C"

More Red Colors

#CD656C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD656C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD656C?

#CD656C is a light red — rgb(205, 101, 108) in RGB and hsl(356, 51%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.6.

What is the RGB value of #CD656C?

#CD656C is rgb(205, 101, 108) — red 205, green 101, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD656C?

#CD656C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 47%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD656C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD656C scores 3.7:1 against white and 5.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD656C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD656C 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 7.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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