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#CE364D Color

#CE364D is rgb(206, 54, 77) in RGB, hsl(351, 61%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 63%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Raspberry (#C72C48), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE364D
HEX#CE364D
RGBrgb(206, 54, 77)
HSLhsl(351, 61%, 51%)
HSVhsv(351, 74%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 63%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.187 17.3)
LABlab(48.04% 60.47 24.60)
LCHlch(48.04% 65.29 22.14)

What #CE364D 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 #CE364D, 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.

#CE364D Channel Values

How #CE364D 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 54 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 61% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 74% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 63% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE364D 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CE364D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE364D; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CE364D

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 #CE364D.

How #CE364D 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#CE364D
Protanopia#67674C
Protanomaly#9B574C
Deuteranopia#838344
Deuteranomaly#A76D48
Tritanopia#CD3939
Tritanomaly#CE3842
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE364D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce364d: #CE364D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE364D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce364d': '#CE364D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.212, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_ce364d">#CE364D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE364D"

More Red Colors

#CE364D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE364D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE364D?

#CE364D is a mid-tone red — rgb(206, 54, 77) in RGB and hsl(351, 61%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Raspberry (#C72C48), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.68.

What is the RGB value of #CE364D?

#CE364D is rgb(206, 54, 77) — red 206, green 54, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE364D?

#CE364D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 63%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE364D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CE364D scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE364D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE364D 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 15.33, which is visibly different.

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