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#CE888C Color

#CE888C is rgb(206, 136, 140) in RGB, hsl(357, 42%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 32%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Rose (#C08081), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE888C
HEX#CE888C
RGBrgb(206, 136, 140)
HSLhsl(357, 42%, 67%)
HSVhsv(357, 34%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 32%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.086 15.8)
LABlab(64.14% 27.93 9.49)
LCHlch(64.14% 29.50 18.76)

What #CE888C 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 #CE888C, 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.

#CE888C Channel Values

How #CE888C 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 136 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 42% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 34% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 32% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.79:1 vs white · 7.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE888C 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 text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE888C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE888C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE888C; 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 #CE888C

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 #CE888C.

How #CE888C 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#CE888C
Protanopia#97978C
Protanomaly#B0918C
Deuteranopia#A4A489
Deuteranomaly#B6998A
Tritanopia#CE8989
Tritanomaly#CE888A
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE888C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce888c: #CE888C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE888C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce888c': '#CE888C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.533, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_ce888c">#CE888C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE888C"

More Red Colors

#CE888C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE888C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE888C?

#CE888C is a light red — rgb(206, 136, 140) in RGB and hsl(357, 42%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.49.

What is the RGB value of #CE888C?

#CE888C is rgb(206, 136, 140) — red 206, green 136, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE888C?

#CE888C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 32%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE888C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE888C scores 2.79:1 against white and 7.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE888C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE888C 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 10.69, which is visibly different.

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