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#CF303E Color

#CF303E is rgb(207, 48, 62) in RGB, hsl(355, 62%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 77%, 70%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Madder Lake (#CC3336), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF303E
HEX#CF303E
RGBrgb(207, 48, 62)
HSLhsl(355, 62%, 50%)
HSVhsv(355, 77%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 70%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.194 21.8)
LABlab(47.36% 62.04 32.86)
LCHlch(47.36% 70.20 27.91)

What #CF303E 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 #CF303E, 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.

#CF303E Channel Values

How #CF303E 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 207 · G 48 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 62% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 77% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 77% · Y 70% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.07:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF303E 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 text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CF303E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF303E; 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 #CF303E

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 #CF303E.

How #CF303E 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#CF303E
Protanopia#65653C
Protanomaly#9B553D
Deuteranopia#838332
Deuteranomaly#A76B37
Tritanopia#CF3232
Tritanomaly#CF3137
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF303E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf303e: #CF303E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF303E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf303e': '#CF303E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.188, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_cf303e">#CF303E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF303E"

More Red Colors

#CF303E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF303E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF303E?

#CF303E is a mid-tone red — rgb(207, 48, 62) in RGB and hsl(355, 62%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Madder Lake (#CC3336), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.61.

What is the RGB value of #CF303E?

#CF303E is rgb(207, 48, 62) — red 207, green 48, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF303E?

#CF303E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 70%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF303E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CF303E scores 5.07:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF303E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF303E 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 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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