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#CE7387 Color

#CE7387 is rgb(206, 115, 135) in RGB, hsl(347, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 34%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE7387
HEX#CE7387
RGBrgb(206, 115, 135)
HSLhsl(347, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(347, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 34%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.116 6.7)
LABlab(59.43% 38.16 5.71)
LCHlch(59.43% 38.59 8.51)

What #CE7387 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 #CE7387, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 7.17Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 8.65Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 8.79Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 9.09Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 10.47Puce#CC8899ΔE 11.36

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#CE7387 Channel Values

How #CE7387 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 115 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 347° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 347° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 34% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.27:1 vs white · 6.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE7387 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 text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE7387 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE7387

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE7387; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE7387
Complementary
#73CEBA
Analogous
#CE73B4
Analogous
#CE8D73
Triadic
#87CE73
Triadic
#7387CE
Split comp.
#73CE8D
Split comp.
#73B4CE

Tints & Shades of #CE7387

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

#D58697
#DB99A7
#E2ACB8
#E8BFC8
#EFD2D8
#F6E5E8

Shades

#C3556D
#AE3D55
#8F3247
#6D2636
#4F1C27
#2D1016

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE7387.

How #CE7387 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#CE7387
Protanopia#888886
Protanomaly#A98087
Deuteranopia#999984
Deuteranomaly#B18B85
Tritanopia#CD7676
Tritanomaly#CD757D
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

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Using #CE7387 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce7387: #CE7387;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE7387;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce7387': '#CE7387' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.451, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_ce7387">#CE7387</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE7387"

More Red Colors

#CE7387 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#CE7387 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE7387?

#CE7387 is a light red — rgb(206, 115, 135) in RGB and hsl(347, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.17.

What is the RGB value of #CE7387?

#CE7387 is rgb(206, 115, 135) — red 206, green 115, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE7387?

#CE7387 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 34%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE7387 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE7387 scores 3.27:1 against white and 6.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE7387 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE7387 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 8.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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