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#CE453B Color

#CE453B is rgb(206, 69, 59) in RGB, hsl(4, 60%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 71%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is International Orange (Golden Gate Bridge) (#C0362C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE453B
HEX#CE453B
RGBrgb(206, 69, 59)
HSLhsl(4, 60%, 52%)
HSVhsv(4, 71%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 71%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.175 27.9)
LABlab(49.81% 54.48 37.29)
LCHlch(49.81% 66.02 34.39)

What #CE453B 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 #CE453B, 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.

#CE453B Channel Values

How #CE453B 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 69 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 60% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 71% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 67% · Y 71% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.63:1 vs white · 4.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE453B 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 text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CE453B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE453B; 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 #CE453B

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 #CE453B.

How #CE453B 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#CE453B
Protanopia#6E6E39
Protanomaly#9E603A
Deuteranopia#87872F
Deuteranomaly#A87334
Tritanopia#CE4444
Tritanomaly#CE4440
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE453B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce453b: #CE453B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE453B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce453b': '#CE453B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.271, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_ce453b">#CE453B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE453B"

More Red Colors

#CE453B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE453B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE453B?

#CE453B is a mid-tone red — rgb(206, 69, 59) in RGB and hsl(4, 60%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is International Orange (Golden Gate Bridge) (#C0362C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.42.

What is the RGB value of #CE453B?

#CE453B is rgb(206, 69, 59) — red 206, green 69, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE453B?

#CE453B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 71%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE453B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CE453B scores 4.63:1 against white and 4.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE453B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE453B 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 firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 10.38, which is visibly different.

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