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#CF305D Color

#CF305D is rgb(207, 48, 93) in RGB, hsl(343, 62%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 77%, 55%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cerise (#DE3163), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF305D
HEX#CF305D
RGBrgb(207, 48, 93)
HSLhsl(343, 62%, 50%)
HSVhsv(343, 77%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 55%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.195 9.8)
LABlab(47.84% 63.32 14.60)
LCHlch(47.84% 64.98 12.98)

What #CF305D 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 #CF305D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cerise#DE3163ΔE 5.36Dingy Dungeon#C53151ΔE 6.07Pictorial Carmine#C30B4EΔE 6.49Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 8.19Paradise Pink#E63E62ΔE 8.78French Raspberry#C72C48ΔE 10.04

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

#CF305D Channel Values

How #CF305D 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 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 62% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 77% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 77% · Y 55% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.96:1 vs white · 4.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF305D 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 text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF305D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF305D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF305D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF305D
Complementary
#30CFA2
Analogous
#CF30AC
Analogous
#CF5330
Triadic
#5DCF30
Triadic
#305DCF
Split comp.
#30CF53
Split comp.
#30ACCF

Tints & Shades of #CF305D

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

#D54D74
#DC6A8B
#E387A1
#E9A0B5
#EFBDCB
#F6DAE2

Shades

#B22A50
#992445
#7C1D38
#63172D
#461020
#2D0B15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF305D.

How #CF305D 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#CF305D
Protanopia#65655C
Protanomaly#9B555C
Deuteranopia#838356
Deuteranomaly#A76B59
Tritanopia#CD3838
Tritanomaly#CE354A
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF305D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf305d: #CF305D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF305D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf305d': '#CF305D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.188, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_cf305d">#CF305D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF305D"

More Pink Colors

#CF305D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CF305D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF305D?

#CF305D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(207, 48, 93) in RGB and hsl(343, 62%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cerise (#DE3163), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #CF305D?

#CF305D is rgb(207, 48, 93) — red 207, green 48, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF305D?

#CF305D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 55%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF305D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CF305D scores 4.96:1 against white and 4.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF305D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF305D 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 20.47, which is visibly different.

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