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#CF444E Color

#CF444E is rgb(207, 68, 78) in RGB, hsl(356, 59%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 62%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Strawberry Red (#C83F49), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF444E
HEX#CF444E
RGBrgb(207, 68, 78)
HSLhsl(356, 59%, 54%)
HSVhsv(356, 67%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 62%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.175 20.4)
LABlab(50.08% 55.92 26.60)
LCHlch(50.08% 61.93 25.44)

What #CF444E 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 #CF444E, 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.

#CF444E Channel Values

How #CF444E 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 68 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 59% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 67% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 67% · Y 62% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.58:1 vs white · 4.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF444E 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 text4.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CF444E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF444E; 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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Tints & Shades of #CF444E

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 #CF444E.

How #CF444E 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#CF444E
Protanopia#6D6D4D
Protanomaly#9E604D
Deuteranopia#888846
Deuteranomaly#A97349
Tritanopia#CF4545
Tritanomaly#CF4549
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF444E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf444e: #CF444E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF444E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf444e': '#CF444E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.267, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_cf444e">#CF444E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF444E"

More Red Colors

#CF444E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF444E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF444E?

#CF444E is a mid-tone red — rgb(207, 68, 78) in RGB and hsl(356, 59%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Strawberry Red (#C83F49), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.14.

What is the RGB value of #CF444E?

#CF444E is rgb(207, 68, 78) — red 207, green 68, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF444E?

#CF444E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 62%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF444E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF444E scores 4.58:1 against white and 4.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF444E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF444E 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 11.4, which is visibly different.

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