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#CF5B4A Color

#CF5B4A is rgb(207, 91, 74) in RGB, hsl(8, 58%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 64%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF5B4A
HEX#CF5B4A
RGBrgb(207, 91, 74)
HSLhsl(8, 58%, 55%)
HSVhsv(8, 64%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 64%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.151 30.4)
LABlab(53.81% 46.04 33.44)
LCHlch(53.81% 56.90 35.99)

What #CF5B4A 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 #CF5B4A, 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.

#CF5B4A Channel Values

How #CF5B4A 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 91 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 8° · S 58% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 8° · S 64% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 64% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF5B4A 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 text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CF5B4A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF5B4A; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CF5B4A

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 #CF5B4A.

How #CF5B4A 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#CF5B4A
Protanopia#7A7A49
Protanomaly#A36F49
Deuteranopia#8F8F42
Deuteranomaly#AD7E45
Tritanopia#D05959
Tritanomaly#CF5A53
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF5B4A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf5b4a: #CF5B4A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF5B4A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf5b4a': '#CF5B4A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.357, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_cf5b4a">#CF5B4A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF5B4A"

More Red Colors

#CF5B4A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF5B4A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF5B4A?

#CF5B4A is a mid-tone red — rgb(207, 91, 74) in RGB and hsl(8, 58%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.4.

What is the RGB value of #CF5B4A?

#CF5B4A is rgb(207, 91, 74) — red 207, green 91, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF5B4A?

#CF5B4A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 64%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF5B4A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF5B4A scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF5B4A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF5B4A 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 10.29, which is visibly different.

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