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#CF5E89 Color

#CF5E89 is rgb(207, 94, 137) in RGB, hsl(337, 54%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 34%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cinnamon Satin (#CD607E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF5E89
HEX#CF5E89
RGBrgb(207, 94, 137)
HSLhsl(337, 54%, 59%)
HSVhsv(337, 55%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 34%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.149 358.3)
LABlab(55.51% 48.78 -1.04)
LCHlch(55.51% 48.79 358.78)

What #CF5E89 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 #CF5E89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 6.64Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 6.76Mystic#D65282ΔE 7.56China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 7.74Blush#DE5D83ΔE 8.68Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 9.84

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

#CF5E89 Channel Values

How #CF5E89 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 94 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 54% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 55% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 34% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.74:1 vs white · 5.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF5E89 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 text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF5E89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF5E89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF5E89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF5E89
Complementary
#5ECFA4
Analogous
#CF5EC2
Analogous
#CF6B5E
Triadic
#89CF5E
Triadic
#5E89CF
Split comp.
#5ECF6B
Split comp.
#5EC2CF

Tints & Shades of #CF5E89

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

#D6769B
#DC89A9
#E3A1BA
#E9B4C8
#F0CCDA
#F6E0E8

Shades

#C63F72
#A93260
#89294E
#6E213E
#4F172D
#2F0E1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF5E89.

How #CF5E89 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#CF5E89
Protanopia#7B7B88
Protanomaly#A47189
Deuteranopia#919185
Deuteranomaly#AD7F87
Tritanopia#CC6565
Tritanomaly#CD6275
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF5E89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf5e89: #CF5E89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF5E89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf5e89': '#CF5E89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.369, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_cf5e89">#CF5E89</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF5E89"

More Pink Colors

#CF5E89 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CF5E89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF5E89?

#CF5E89 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(207, 94, 137) in RGB and hsl(337, 54%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cinnamon Satin (#CD607E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.64.

What is the RGB value of #CF5E89?

#CF5E89 is rgb(207, 94, 137) — red 207, green 94, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF5E89?

#CF5E89 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 34%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF5E89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF5E89 scores 3.74:1 against white and 5.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF5E89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF5E89 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 6.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.