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#CF5458 Color

#CF5458 is rgb(207, 84, 88) in RGB, hsl(358, 56%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 57%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indian Red (#CD5C5C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF5458
HEX#CF5458
RGBrgb(207, 84, 88)
HSLhsl(358, 56%, 57%)
HSVhsv(358, 59%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 57%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.156 21.1)
LABlab(52.76% 49.84 24.08)
LCHlch(52.76% 55.36 25.78)

What #CF5458 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 #CF5458, 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.

#CF5458 Channel Values

How #CF5458 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 84 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 56% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 59% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 57% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.15:1 vs white · 5.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF5458 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 text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF5458 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF5458

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF5458; 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 #CF5458

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 #CF5458.

How #CF5458 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#CF5458
Protanopia#767657
Protanomaly#A16A57
Deuteranopia#8D8D51
Deuteranomaly#AB7A54
Tritanopia#CF5555
Tritanomaly#CF5456
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF5458 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf5458: #CF5458;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF5458;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf5458': '#CF5458' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.329, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_cf5458">#CF5458</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF5458"

More Red Colors

#CF5458 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF5458 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF5458?

#CF5458 is a mid-tone red — rgb(207, 84, 88) in RGB and hsl(358, 56%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indian Red (#CD5C5C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.35.

What is the RGB value of #CF5458?

#CF5458 is rgb(207, 84, 88) — red 207, green 84, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF5458?

#CF5458 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 57%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF5458 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF5458 scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF5458 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF5458 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 4.35, which is very hard to tell apart.

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