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#CF5EAF Color

#CF5EAF is rgb(207, 94, 175) in RGB, hsl(317, 54%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 15%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF5EAF
HEX#CF5EAF
RGBrgb(207, 94, 175)
HSLhsl(317, 54%, 59%)
HSVhsv(317, 55%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 15%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.171 339.7)
LABlab(56.59% 52.57 -21.55)
LCHlch(56.59% 56.81 337.70)

What #CF5EAF 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 #CF5EAF, 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 pink in the library.

#CF5EAF Channel Values

How #CF5EAF 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 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 54% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 55% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 15% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.58:1 vs white · 5.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF5EAF 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 text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CF5EAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF5EAF; 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 #CF5EAF

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 #CF5EAF.

How #CF5EAF 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#CF5EAF
Protanopia#7B7BAF
Protanomaly#A471AF
Deuteranopia#9191AC
Deuteranomaly#AD7FAD
Tritanopia#C96D6D
Tritanomaly#CB678C
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF5EAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf5eaf: #CF5EAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF5EAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf5eaf': '#CF5EAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.369, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_cf5eaf">#CF5EAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF5EAF"

More Pink Colors

#CF5EAF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF5EAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF5EAF?

#CF5EAF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(207, 94, 175) in RGB and hsl(317, 54%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #CF5EAF?

#CF5EAF is rgb(207, 94, 175) — red 207, green 94, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF5EAF?

#CF5EAF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 15%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF5EAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF5EAF scores 3.58:1 against white and 5.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF5EAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF5EAF 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 13.98, which is visibly different.

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