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#CE126D Color

#CE126D is rgb(206, 18, 109) in RGB, hsl(331, 84%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 47%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE126D
HEX#CE126D
RGBrgb(206, 18, 109)
HSLhsl(331, 84%, 44%)
HSVhsv(331, 91%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 47%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.218 0.4)
LABlab(45.76% 70.06 1.78)
LCHlch(45.76% 70.09 1.46)

What #CE126D 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 #CE126D, 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.

#CE126D Channel Values

How #CE126D 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 206 · G 18 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 84% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 91% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 47% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.34:1 vs white · 3.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE126D 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.

TextWhite text5.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE126D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE126D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE126D; 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 #CE126D

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 #CE126D.

How #CE126D 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#CE126D
Protanopia#5D5D6C
Protanomaly#984A6C
Deuteranopia#7E7E67
Deuteranomaly#A4646A
Tritanopia#CB2B2B
Tritanomaly#CC234E
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE126D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce126d: #CE126D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE126D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce126d': '#CE126D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.071, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_ce126d">#CE126D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE126D"

More Pink Colors

#CE126D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE126D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE126D?

#CE126D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(206, 18, 109) in RGB and hsl(331, 84%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #CE126D?

#CE126D is rgb(206, 18, 109) — red 206, green 18, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE126D?

#CE126D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 47%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE126D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CE126D scores 5.34:1 against white and 3.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE126D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE126D 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 15.87, which is visibly different.

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