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#CF534A Color

#CF534A is rgb(207, 83, 74) in RGB, hsl(4, 58%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 64%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF534A
HEX#CF534A
RGBrgb(207, 83, 74)
HSLhsl(4, 58%, 55%)
HSVhsv(4, 64%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 64%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.159 27)
LABlab(52.40% 49.61 31.76)
LCHlch(52.40% 58.91 32.62)

What #CF534A 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 #CF534A, 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.

#CF534A Channel Values

How #CF534A 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 83 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 58% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 64% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 64% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF534A 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CF534A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF534A; 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 #CF534A

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 #CF534A.

How #CF534A 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#CF534A
Protanopia#757549
Protanomaly#A16949
Deuteranopia#8C8C41
Deuteranomaly#AB7A45
Tritanopia#CF5252
Tritanomaly#CF524F
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF534A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf534a: #CF534A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF534A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf534a': '#CF534A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.325, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_cf534a">#CF534A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF534A"

More Red Colors

#CF534A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF534A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF534A?

#CF534A is a mid-tone red — rgb(207, 83, 74) in RGB and hsl(4, 58%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.41.

What is the RGB value of #CF534A?

#CF534A is rgb(207, 83, 74) — red 207, green 83, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF534A?

#CF534A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 64%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF534A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF534A scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF534A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF534A 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 9.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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