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#CF636C Color

#CF636C is rgb(207, 99, 108) in RGB, hsl(355, 53%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 48%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF636C
HEX#CF636C
RGBrgb(207, 99, 108)
HSLhsl(355, 53%, 60%)
HSVhsv(355, 52%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 48%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.137 16.7)
LABlab(55.82% 44.20 16.40)
LCHlch(55.82% 47.15 20.36)

What #CF636C 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 #CF636C, 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.

#CF636C Channel Values

How #CF636C 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 99 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 53% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 52% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 48% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.71:1 vs white · 5.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF636C 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 text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CF636C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF636C; 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 #CF636C

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 #CF636C.

How #CF636C 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#CF636C
Protanopia#7E7E6B
Protanomaly#A5746C
Deuteranopia#939367
Deuteranomaly#AE8269
Tritanopia#CF6464
Tritanomaly#CF6467
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF636C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf636c: #CF636C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF636C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf636c': '#CF636C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.388, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_cf636c">#CF636C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF636C"

More Red Colors

#CF636C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF636C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF636C?

#CF636C is a light red — rgb(207, 99, 108) in RGB and hsl(355, 53%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.52.

What is the RGB value of #CF636C?

#CF636C is rgb(207, 99, 108) — red 207, green 99, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF636C?

#CF636C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 48%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF636C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF636C scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF636C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF636C 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 7.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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