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#CE3512 Color

#CE3512 is rgb(206, 53, 18) in RGB, hsl(11, 84%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 91%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vermilion (Medium) (#D9381E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE3512
HEX#CE3512
RGBrgb(206, 53, 18)
HSLhsl(11, 84%, 44%)
HSVhsv(11, 91%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 91%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.195 33.5)
LABlab(47.39% 59.31 55.16)
LCHlch(47.39% 80.99 42.92)

What #CE3512 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 #CE3512, 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.

#CE3512 Channel Values

How #CE3512 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 53 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 11° · S 84% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 11° · S 91% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 91% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.07:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE3512 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 text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE3512 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE3512

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE3512; 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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Tints & Shades of #CE3512

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 #CE3512.

How #CE3512 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#CE3512
Protanopia#67670B
Protanomaly#9B570E
Deuteranopia#838300
Deuteranomaly#A66C00
Tritanopia#CF3232
Tritanomaly#CE3328
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE3512 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce3512: #CE3512;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE3512;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce3512': '#CE3512' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.208, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_ce3512">#CE3512</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE3512"

More Red Colors

#CE3512 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE3512 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE3512?

#CE3512 is a mid-tone red — rgb(206, 53, 18) in RGB and hsl(11, 84%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vermilion (Medium) (#D9381E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.11.

What is the RGB value of #CE3512?

#CE3512 is rgb(206, 53, 18) — red 206, green 53, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE3512?

#CE3512 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 91%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE3512 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CE3512 scores 5.07:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE3512 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE3512 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 17.21, which is visibly different.

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