#CE838E Color

#CE838E is rgb(206, 131, 142) in RGB, hsl(351, 43%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 31%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE838E

HEX#CE838E

RGBrgb(206, 131, 142)

HSLhsl(351, 43%, 66%)

HSVhsv(351, 36%, 81%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 31%, 19%)

OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.093 10.2)

LABlab(63.05% 30.70 6.83)

LCHlch(63.05% 31.45 12.54)

What #CE838E 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 #CE838E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 4.01 Puce#CC8899ΔE 5.28 Old Rose#C08081ΔE 6.67 Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 8.11 Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 8.3 New York Pink#D7837FΔE 10.12

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

#CE838E Channel Values

How #CE838E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 206 · G 131 · B 142	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 351° · S 43% · L 66%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 351° · S 36% · V 81%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 36% · Y 31% · K 19%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.89:1 vs white · 7.26:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE838E 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 text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CE838E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE838E; 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 #CE838E

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 #CE838E.

How #CE838E 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#CE838E

Protanopia#93938E

Protanomaly#AE8D8E

Deuteranopia#A1A18B

Deuteranomaly#B5968C

Tritanopia#CD8484

Tritanomaly#CE8488

Achromatopsia#989898

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Using #CE838E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce838e: #CE838E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE838E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce838e': '#CE838E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.514, blue: 0.557)

Android XML<color name="color_ce838e">#CE838E</color>

SVG fillfill="#CE838E"

More Red Colors

#CE838E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#CE838E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE838E?

#CE838E is a light red — rgb(206, 131, 142) in RGB and hsl(351, 43%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.01.

What is the RGB value of #CE838E?

#CE838E is rgb(206, 131, 142) — red 206, green 131, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE838E?

#CE838E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 31%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE838E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE838E scores 2.89:1 against white and 7.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE838E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE838E 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.16, which is visibly different.

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