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#CF7D89 Color

#CF7D89 is rgb(207, 125, 137) in RGB, hsl(351, 46%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 34%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF7D89
HEX#CF7D89
RGBrgb(207, 125, 137)
HSLhsl(351, 46%, 65%)
HSVhsv(351, 40%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 34%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.103 10.7)
LABlab(61.74% 33.68 7.85)
LCHlch(61.74% 34.58 13.12)

What #CF7D89 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 #CF7D89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 3.88Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 7.47Puce#CC8899ΔE 8.08Old Rose#C08081ΔE 8.53Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 8.99New York Pink#D7837FΔE 9.13

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

#CF7D89 Channel Values

How #CF7D89 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 125 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 46% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 40% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 34% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF7D89 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 text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF7D89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF7D89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF7D89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF7D89
Complementary
#7DCFC2
Analogous
#CF7DB2
Analogous
#CF997D
Triadic
#89CF7D
Triadic
#7D89CF
Split comp.
#7DCF99
Split comp.
#7DB2CF

Tints & Shades of #CF7D89

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

#D68F9A
#DB9EA7
#E2B1B8
#E9C3C9
#F0D6DA
#F5E5E7

Shades

#C25B6B
#B34253
#913643
#702934
#4E1D24
#301216

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF7D89.

How #CF7D89 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#CF7D89
Protanopia#8F8F89
Protanomaly#AD8889
Deuteranopia#9E9E86
Deuteranomaly#B49287
Tritanopia#CE7F7F
Tritanomaly#CE7E83
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF7D89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf7d89: #CF7D89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF7D89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf7d89': '#CF7D89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.490, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_cf7d89">#CF7D89</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF7D89"

More Red Colors

#CF7D89 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#CF7D89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF7D89?

#CF7D89 is a light red — rgb(207, 125, 137) in RGB and hsl(351, 46%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.88.

What is the RGB value of #CF7D89?

#CF7D89 is rgb(207, 125, 137) — red 207, green 125, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF7D89?

#CF7D89 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 34%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF7D89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF7D89 scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF7D89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF7D89 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 13.5, which is visibly different.

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