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#CD888B Color

#CD888B is rgb(205, 136, 139) in RGB, hsl(357, 41%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 32%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Rose (#C08081), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD888B
HEX#CD888B
RGBrgb(205, 136, 139)
HSLhsl(357, 41%, 67%)
HSVhsv(357, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 32%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.085 16.6)
LABlab(64.00% 27.45 9.83)
LCHlch(64.00% 29.16 19.71)

What #CD888B 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 #CD888B, 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.

#CD888B Channel Values

How #CD888B 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 136 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 41% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 32% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.8:1 vs white · 7.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD888B 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 text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD888B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD888B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD888B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CD888B

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 #CD888B.

How #CD888B 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#CD888B
Protanopia#97978B
Protanomaly#AF918B
Deuteranopia#A3A388
Deuteranomaly#B59989
Tritanopia#CD8888
Tritanomaly#CD8889
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD888B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd888b: #CD888B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD888B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd888b': '#CD888B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.533, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_cd888b">#CD888B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD888B"

More Red Colors

#CD888B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD888B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD888B?

#CD888B is a light red — rgb(205, 136, 139) in RGB and hsl(357, 41%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.1.

What is the RGB value of #CD888B?

#CD888B is rgb(205, 136, 139) — red 205, green 136, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD888B?

#CD888B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 32%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD888B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD888B scores 2.8:1 against white and 7.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD888B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD888B 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.31, which is visibly different.

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