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#CD697E closest to Mexican Chile

#CD697E is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Mexican Chile. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 41.2% green and 49.4% blue (rgb(205, 105, 126)). Its HSL value is 347° hue, 50% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 39% yellow and 20% black. #CD697E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.92:1.

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Variations of #CD697E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CD697E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CD697E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD697E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #948F7C
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B7C7E
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #977A7E
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #948F7C
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A7847C
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DC5F71
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D46578
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #888888
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9D8186

#CD697E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.55:1 Poor#CD697E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.92:1 Good#CD697E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD697E in CSS

/* Mexican Chile */
.color { color: #CD697E; }
.background { background-color: #CD697E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD697E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 105 126);
color: hsl(347 50% 61%);
color: oklch(0.643 0.128 8.0);

#CD697E FAQ

What color is #CD697E?

#CD697E is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CD697E?

#CD697E is rgb(205, 105, 126) in RGB, hsl(347, 50%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 49%, 39%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD697E?

The complementary color of #CD697E is #69CDB8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD697E?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD697E: 5.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD697E a warm or cool color?

#CD697E is a warm color.