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#cf7d7c

a balanced, vivid red · warm · closest name: Light Coral

Token name suggestion: True Cardinal

RGB
207, 125, 124
HSL
1°, 46%, 65%
CMYK
0, 40, 40, 19
Luminance
0.2939

#cf7d7c is a balanced vivid red, 1° on the wheel and 16/100 on the cool side. Put black text on it (6.88:1). As text it scores 3.05:1 on white — large text only. Nearest name is Light Coral, nearest Tailwind family is rose.

hsl(1 46% 65%)rgb(207 125 124)Base step 400AA inkWarm

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cf7d7c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cf7d7c
Hue
red
Saturation
46%
vivid
Lightness
65%
balanced
Brightness
81%
HSV value
Perceived
60%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2939
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
16/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
6.88:1
Closest name
Light Coral
ΔE2000 6.1
Chroma
34.7
LCH, 0–130ish
OKLCH L
0.677
perceptual lightness
Tailwind
rose
500 · ΔE 12.5
Web-safe
#CC6666
nearest of 216
Where it sits
Hue1° of 360°
Saturation46%
Lightness65%
Saturation × lightness field

Left edge is grey, right edge is full chroma; top is white, bottom is black. The dot is #cf7d7c.

Temperature
Warm ← → Cool16% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Luminance by channel
Red45%
Green50%
Blue5%

Green carries most of what the eye calls brightness — that is why WCAG weights it 0.7152.

Every format

HEX#cf7d7c
HEX (8-digit)#cf7d7cff
RGBrgb(207, 125, 124)
RGBArgba(207, 125, 124, 1)
HSLhsl(1, 46%, 65%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1, 40%, 81%)
HWBhwb(1 49% 19%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 40%, 19%)
LABlab(61.1 31.7 14.2)
LCHlch(61.1 34.7 24.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.677 0.102 20.9)
XYZ (D65)xyz(36.71, 29.39, 22.80)
Decimal13598076
Display P3color(display-p3 0.812 0.490 0.486)
Web-safe#CC6666

Copy-ready code

every platformclick to select
/* CSS */
color: #cf7d7c;
background-color: #cf7d7c;
/* CSS custom property */
--brand: #cf7d7c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cf7d7c] bg-[#cf7d7c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cf7d7c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.812, green: 0.490, blue: 0.486)
/* UIKit */
UIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.490, blue: 0.486, alpha: 1)
/* Android XML */
<color name="brand">#CF7D7C</color>
/* Android Compose */
Color(0xFFCF7D7C)
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCF7D7C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(124, 125, 207)
/* Python / PIL (RGB) */
(207, 125, 124)
/* Java AWT */
new Color(207, 125, 124)
/* .NET */
Color.FromArgb(255, 207, 125, 124)
/* OpenGL / Unity (0–1) */
(0.8118f, 0.4902f, 0.4863f, 1f)
/* LaTeX */
\definecolor{brand}{RGB}{207,125,124}
modern cssclick to select
/* mix without leaving CSS */
background: color-mix(in oklab, #cf7d7c 85%, white);
border-color: color-mix(in oklab, #cf7d7c 40%, transparent);
/* theme-aware in one line */
color: light-dark(#5D2322, #EED3D3);
/* relative colour syntax */
--hover: hsl(from #cf7d7c h s calc(l - 7));

Design tokens

The same ramp in the four formats a team actually needs. Paste one and the whole palette lands with it.

css custom propertiesclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF5F5;
  --brand-100: #F5EAEA;
  --brand-200: #EBD1D0;
  --brand-300: #E1ADAD;
  --brand-400: #cf7d7c;
  --brand-500: #C35C5B;
  --brand-600: #B34342;
  --brand-700: #953837;
  --brand-800: #772D2C;
  --brand-900: #572423;
  --brand-950: #371616;
  --brand: #cf7d7c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
  --brand-surface: #FAF4F4;
  --brand-border: #E9C4C3;
  --brand-hover: #C56362;
  --brand-pressed: #BC4948;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --brand-surface: #241414;
    --brand-ink: #EED3D3;
  }
}
tailwind.config.jsclick to select
theme: {
  extend: {
    colors: {
      brand: {
        50: '#FAF5F5',
        100: '#F5EAEA',
        200: '#EBD1D0',
        300: '#E1ADAD',
        400: '#cf7d7c',
        500: '#C35C5B',
        600: '#B34342',
        700: '#953837',
        800: '#772D2C',
        900: '#572423',
        950: '#371616',
        DEFAULT: '#cf7d7c',
      },
    },
  },
}
scss mapclick to select
$brand: (
  '50': #FAF5F5,
  '100': #F5EAEA,
  '200': #EBD1D0,
  '300': #E1ADAD,
  '400': #cf7d7c,
  '500': #C35C5B,
  '600': #B34342,
  '700': #953837,
  '800': #772D2C,
  '900': #572423,
  '950': #371616,
);
$brand-base: #cf7d7c;
$brand-ink: #000000;

@function brand($step) { @return map-get($brand, $step); }
w3c design tokens (json)click to select
{
  "color": {
    "brand": {
      "50": { "$value": "#FAF5F5", "$type": "color" },
      "100": { "$value": "#F5EAEA", "$type": "color" },
      "200": { "$value": "#EBD1D0", "$type": "color" },
      "300": { "$value": "#E1ADAD", "$type": "color" },
      "400": { "$value": "#cf7d7c", "$type": "color" },
      "500": { "$value": "#C35C5B", "$type": "color" },
      "600": { "$value": "#B34342", "$type": "color" },
      "700": { "$value": "#953837", "$type": "color" },
      "800": { "$value": "#772D2C", "$type": "color" },
      "900": { "$value": "#572423", "$type": "color" },
      "950": { "$value": "#371616", "$type": "color" }
    },
    "brandInk": { "$value": "#000000", "$type": "color" }
  }
}

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cf7d7c · 6.88:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
12px
Aa
16px
Aa
24px
Aa
White text · 3.05:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.88:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #cf7d7c as text scores 3.05:1 on white and 6.88:1 on black.
Best tinted ink on it, if plain black or white feels flat: #5D2322 at 3.98:1.

Make it accessible

A contrast checker tells you that you failed. This tells you what to ship instead — same hue, same saturation, lightness moved only as far as WCAG demands.

The quick fox
#C05453 · 4.53:1
AA on white−11% L
#C05453
The quick fox
#993938 · 7.01:1
AAA on white−24% L
#993938
The quick fox
#cf7d7c · 6.88:1
AA on blackalready passes
#cf7d7c
The quick fox
#D08180 · 7.13:1
AAA on black+1% L
#D08180

Large text — 24px regular or 18.66px bold and above — only needs 3:1, so #CF7D7C is enough for headings on white. Non-text elements such as icons, chart strokes and focus rings also sit at 3:1 under WCAG 2.2 (1.4.11).

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cf7d7c on white: 3.05:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cf7d7c on black: 6.88:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Against the neutral ladder

Contrast is symmetric, so each row covers both directions: #cf7d7c as text on that neutral, and that neutral as text on #cf7d7c.

NeutralRatioBoth directions
White3.05:1AaAa
Slate 502.92:1AaAa
Slate 1002.79:1AaAa
Slate 2002.48:1AaAa
Slate 3002.06:1AaAa
Slate 4001.19:1AaAa
Slate 5001.56:1AaAa
Slate 6002.48:1AaAa
Slate 7003.39:1AaAa
Slate 8004.79:1AaAa
Slate 9005.85:1AaAa
Black6.88:1AaAa
Colour vision deficiency
true color
protanopia · #8E8A7B
deuteranopia · #A29A7B
tritanopia · #DE737D

Roughly one man in twelve has some form of colour vision deficiency. If any of the three panels above is hard to tell apart from a neighbouring colour in your palette, add a shape, an icon or a label so the meaning does not rest on hue alone.

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cf7d7c is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAF5F5
#F5EAEA
#EBD1D0
#E1ADAD
#cf7d7c
#C35C5B
#B34342
#953837
#772D2C
#572423
#371616
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FAF5F5Darkest = 950 · #371616Text step on white = 600
Perceptual ramp — OKLCH

The same eleven steps expressed in OKLCH, where equal lightness numbers actually look equally spaced. HSL ramps go muddy in the yellows and washed out in the blues; this one does not. Modern browsers render it natively — the hex ramp above is the fallback.

50100200300400500600700800900950
oklch tokensclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.97 0.026 20.9);
  --brand-100: oklch(0.94 0.041 20.9);
  --brand-200: oklch(0.88 0.061 20.9);
  --brand-300: oklch(0.80 0.080 20.9);
  --brand-400: oklch(0.72 0.094 20.9);
  --brand-500: oklch(0.64 0.102 20.9);
  --brand-600: oklch(0.56 0.102 20.9);
  --brand-700: oklch(0.48 0.096 20.9);
  --brand-800: oklch(0.40 0.086 20.9);
  --brand-900: oklch(0.32 0.072 20.9);
  --brand-950: oklch(0.24 0.056 20.9);
}

Colors that work with #cf7d7c

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F4
Tinted page background
Border#E9C4C3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4C4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#329A81
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5D2322
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F8ECEC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241414
Dark-mode background
Hover#C56362
One step down in lightness
Pressed#BC4948
Two steps down
Disabled#E5D6D6
Chroma pulled out
Focus ring#DC8483
Offset from the fill so it reads
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

In real components

The same eight roles, wired into the interface patterns you will actually build with them. Every state below is a computed value, not a mock-up.

Buttons and states
Save changesHoverPressedDisabled
OutlineSubtleLinkFocused
Form field
you@company.com

Focus ring uses the light variant so the field still reads as one shape.

Send me product updates
Notice
Your export is ready

The file stays available for seven days. Download it before it expires.

NewBetaDraft
Data
Storage used68%
Acme LtdActive
NorthwindTrial
GlobexActive

How to use #cf7d7c

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
  • Chart series and data categories
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Status meaning — pair it with an icon or label, never colour alone
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate
Minimum size as text on white
24px / 18.66px bold
Safe as a fill behind white type
No — use #5D2322
Safe as a 1px border on white
Yes

Meaning and mood

What a colour in this family tends to signal, and how this particular chroma and lightness change the reading.

urgentappetisingboldphysical

Red arrives before the rest of the page does. It raises attention and appetite, which is why it runs food, sport and clearance pricing.

This is a confident chroma: strong enough to lead a brand, restrained enough to live in an interface all day. The mid lightness keeps it versatile in both themes.

Worth knowing

It is also the universal error colour. Use it as a brand accent and users may read a warning that is not there.

Reads as
  • FormalityMedium
  • EnergyMedium-high
  • Weight35/100
  • TemperatureWarm
  • ApproachabilityHigh

Colour associations are cultural and vary by market. Treat these as a starting point for a conversation with your audience, not a finding about them.

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#7CCECF
Analogous left#CF7CA5
Analogous right#CFA67C
Split-complement 1#7CCFA6
Split-complement 2#7CA5CF
Triadic 1#7CCF7D
Triadic 2#7D7CCF
Tetradic#A5CF7C
On the wheel
Base+30°−30°+120°+240°+180°1°

#cf7d7c sits at 1°. Every dot is a harmony position and links to its own page in the table alongside.

RGB percentages

Red81.2%
Green49.0%
Blue48.6%
R · 0–255
207
0xcf
G · 0–255
125
0x7d
B · 0–255
124
0x7c

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta39.6%
Yellow40.1%
Key (black)18.8%

Total ink coverage is 99%. Most commercial presses cap around 300% — above that, sheets stop drying properly.

Color previews

#cf7d7c text on a black background

contrast 6.88:1

Card sample

#cf7d7c text on a white background

contrast 3.05:1

Card sample

#cf7d7c on grey

2.79:1

#cf7d7c on its own surface

2.81:1

#cf7d7c on its dark surface

5.80:1

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cf7d7c;
Background color
Panel with #cf7d7c background
background-color: #cf7d7c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cf7d7c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(207, 125, 124, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(207, 125, 124, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cf7d7c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf7d7c, #CFB47C);
Gradient text

Gradient headline

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #cf7d7c, #CFC97C);
-webkit-background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
Focus ring
Focused control
outline: 2px solid #cf7d7c;
outline-offset: 3px;
Underline & caret

Marked up text

text-decoration-color: #cf7d7c;
caret-color: #cf7d7c;
Left rule
Pull quote or callout
border-left: 4px solid #cf7d7c;
Ring + tint
Selected chip
background: #F8ECEC;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #cf7d7c;
Conic badge
68%
background: conic-gradient(#cf7d7c 68%, #e2e8f0 0);

Transparency

What each alpha value actually composites to. The top row is #cf7d7c over white; the bottom row is the same alpha over a checkerboard, so you can see what survives on a photo or a video.

Bottom row of hexes is the flattened result over white — use those when a design tool refuses transparency, or when you need a solid fallback.

alpha in every syntaxclick to select
rgba(207, 125, 124, 0.5)
rgb(207 125 124 / 50%)
#cf7d7c80
hsl(1 46% 65% / 50%)
color-mix(in srgb, #cf7d7c 50%, transparent)
Alpha8-digit hexFlat on white
10%#cf7d7c1a#FAF2F2
20%#cf7d7c33#F5E5E5
40%#cf7d7c66#ECCBCB
60%#cf7d7c99#E2B1B0
80%#cf7d7ccc#D99796

Gradients from #cf7d7c

Six recipes, each built from this hex and shown with the exact CSS that produced it.

Elevation
Same hue, three lightnesses — safe anywhere
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #DFA9A9, #cf7d7c 45%, #5D2322);
Duotone
A short hue run reads richer than a flat fill
background: linear-gradient(120deg, #cf7d7c, #C7B066);
Complement sweep
Loud — keep it behind large type only
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #cf7d7c, #7CCECF);
Spotlight
Hero panels and app headers
background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 20% 0%, #E8C0BF 0%, #cf7d7c 45%, #5D2322 100%);
Soft wash
Section backgrounds that stay readable
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #FAF4F4, #ffffff);
Mesh
Ambient background, no image weight
background: radial-gradient(60% 60% at 15% 20%, #DDA1C3 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(55% 55% at 85% 15%, #D7BB92 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(70% 70% at 50% 95%, #5D2322 0%, transparent 65%), #cf7d7c;

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cf7d7c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Tones — desaturated

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cf7d7c in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

On screens

Holds up across typical panel gamma. Still worth checking on an uncalibrated laptop, where mid-tones shift most.

In dark mode

Usable as-is on a dark surface at 6.88:1.

Explore nearby colors

Small, deliberate steps away from this hex — useful when you are hunting for the version of a colour that finally feels right.

#cf7d7c, answered

What color is #cf7d7c?

#cf7d7c is a balanced vivid red, closest to Light Coral (ΔE2000 6.1). It sits at 1° on the hue wheel with 46% saturation and 65% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #cf7d7c?

rgb(207, 125, 124) — 207 red, 125 green and 124 blue out of 255, or 81.2% / 49% / 48.6% by channel.

What is #cf7d7c in HSL and HSV?

hsl(1, 46%, 65%) and hsv(1, 40%, 81%). HSL is what CSS takes; HSV is what your design tool's picker shows, which is why the saturation numbers rarely match.

Is #cf7d7c a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2939 and perceived brightness is 60%, so black text on it reaches 6.88:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cf7d7c?

Black. It scores 6.88:1 against #cf7d7c, versus 3.05:1 for white — AA at any size.

Is #cf7d7c accessible on a white background?

#cf7d7c on white scores 3.05:1, which only clears AA for large text — 18.66px bold or 24px regular and up. Darken it to #C05453 to reach 4.5:1, or #993938 for 7:1.

What is the complementary color of #cf7d7c?

#7CCECF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7CCFA6 and #7CA5CF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cf7d7c?

For interface work: #FAF4F4 as the surface, #E9C4C3 for borders, #9B4C4B for secondary text, #329A81 as an accent and #5D2322 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CF7CA5 and #CFA67C stays calm, while #7CCECF is the loudest partner.

What is #cf7d7c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 40%, 40%, 19%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #cf7d7c warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 16 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CF967C; nudged cooler, #D17A99.

Which Tailwind color is closest to #cf7d7c?

The rose family — its 500 step is #f43f5e, ΔE2000 12.5 away. That is a visible difference, so define #cf7d7c as a custom token rather than reaching for the built-in.

How do I use #cf7d7c in Tailwind CSS?

Inline it as an arbitrary value with bg-[#cf7d7c] or text-[#cf7d7c], or register the whole ramp under theme.extend.colors.brand so you get bg-brand-500 and friends. The generated 50–950 scale on this page is ready to paste into your config.

What is #cf7d7c with 50% opacity?

rgba(207, 125, 124, 0.5), or #cf7d7c80 in eight-digit hex. Over white that composites to #E7BEBE; over black, #683F3E.

Is #cf7d7c a web-safe color?

No. The nearest web-safe colour is #CC6666, ΔE2000 6.3 away. The palette only matters for legacy displays and some email clients now.

What does the color #cf7d7c mean?

As a red, it reads urgent, appetising, bold. Red arrives before the rest of the page does. It raises attention and appetite, which is why it runs food, sport and clearance pricing. At this chroma the effect is amplified — it will dominate whatever sits beside it.

What gradient works with #cf7d7c?

The safest is same-hue elevation: linear-gradient(135deg, #DFA9A9, #cf7d7c 45%, #5D2322). For more colour, a short hue run to #C7B066 keeps it rich without turning muddy.

Work with #cf7d7c in the Color Lab

Every tool opens with this colour already loaded.

Every value on this page is computed from #cf7d7c at request time — conversions, contrast ratios and ΔE distances are calculated, never looked up.