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#CD798A Color

#CD798A is rgb(205, 121, 138) in RGB, hsl(348, 46%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 33%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD798A
HEX#CD798A
RGBrgb(205, 121, 138)
HSLhsl(348, 46%, 64%)
HSVhsv(348, 41%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 33%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.106 7.3)
LABlab(60.63% 35.04 5.67)
LCHlch(60.63% 35.50 9.19)

What #CD798A 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 #CD798A, 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.

#CD798A Channel Values

How #CD798A 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 121 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 46% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 41% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 33% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD798A 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CD798A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD798A; 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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Tints & Shades of #CD798A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD798A.

How #CD798A 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#CD798A
Protanopia#8C8C8A
Protanomaly#AA858A
Deuteranopia#9B9B87
Deuteranomaly#B18F88
Tritanopia#CC7B7B
Tritanomaly#CC7A81
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD798A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd798a: #CD798A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD798A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd798a': '#CD798A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.475, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_cd798a">#CD798A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD798A"

More Red Colors

#CD798A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD798A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD798A?

#CD798A is a light red — rgb(205, 121, 138) in RGB and hsl(348, 46%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.75.

What is the RGB value of #CD798A?

#CD798A is rgb(205, 121, 138) — red 205, green 121, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD798A?

#CD798A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 33%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD798A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD798A scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD798A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD798A 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 11.28, which is visibly different.

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