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#CF7784 Color

#CF7784 is rgb(207, 119, 132) in RGB, hsl(351, 48%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 36%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF7784
HEX#CF7784
RGBrgb(207, 119, 132)
HSLhsl(351, 48%, 64%)
HSVhsv(351, 43%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 36%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.111 11)
LABlab(60.34% 36.27 8.75)
LCHlch(60.34% 37.31 13.56)

What #CF7784 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 #CF7784, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 5.97Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 7.95New York Pink#D7837FΔE 9.35Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 10.38Old Rose#C08081ΔE 10.78Puce#CC8899ΔE 10.9

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

#CF7784 Channel Values

How #CF7784 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 119 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 48% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 43% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 36% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF7784 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF7784 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF7784

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF7784; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF7784
Complementary
#77CFC2
Analogous
#CF77B0
Analogous
#CF9677
Triadic
#84CF77
Triadic
#7784CF
Split comp.
#77CF96
Split comp.
#77B0CF

Tints & Shades of #CF7784

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

#D68A95
#DD9DA6
#E3B0B7
#E8BFC5
#EFD2D6
#F6E5E7

Shades

#C35566
#B13E50
#8F3240
#712833
#4F1C24
#311116

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF7784.

How #CF7784 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#CF7784
Protanopia#8B8B83
Protanomaly#AB8484
Deuteranopia#9B9B81
Deuteranomaly#B28E82
Tritanopia#CE7979
Tritanomaly#CE787D
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF7784 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf7784: #CF7784;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF7784;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf7784': '#CF7784' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.467, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_cf7784">#CF7784</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF7784"

More Red Colors

#CF7784 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#CF7784 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF7784?

#CF7784 is a light red — rgb(207, 119, 132) in RGB and hsl(351, 48%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #CF7784?

#CF7784 is rgb(207, 119, 132) — red 207, green 119, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF7784?

#CF7784 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 36%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF7784 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF7784 scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF7784 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF7784 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 11.85, which is visibly different.

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