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#CD889C Color

#CD889C is rgb(205, 136, 156) in RGB, hsl(343, 41%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 24%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Puce (#CC8899), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD889C
HEX#CD889C
RGBrgb(205, 136, 156)
HSLhsl(343, 41%, 67%)
HSVhsv(343, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 24%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.088 0.7)
LABlab(64.36% 29.17 0.77)
LCHlch(64.36% 29.18 1.51)

What #CD889C 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 #CD889C, 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.

#CD889C Channel Values

How #CD889C 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 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 41% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 24% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD889C 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD889C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD889C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD889C; 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 #CD889C

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 #CD889C.

How #CD889C 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#CD889C
Protanopia#97979C
Protanomaly#AF919C
Deuteranopia#A3A39A
Deuteranomaly#B5999B
Tritanopia#CB8B8B
Tritanomaly#CC8A92
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD889C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd889c: #CD889C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD889C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd889c': '#CD889C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.533, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_cd889c">#CD889C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD889C"

More Pink Colors

#CD889C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD889C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD889C?

#CD889C is a light pink — rgb(205, 136, 156) in RGB and hsl(343, 41%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Puce (#CC8899), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.58.

What is the RGB value of #CD889C?

#CD889C is rgb(205, 136, 156) — red 205, green 136, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD889C?

#CD889C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 24%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD889C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD889C scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD889C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD889C 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 13.17, which is visibly different.

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