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#CE565E

#CE565E is a mid-tone, rich red, close to the color Indian Red. In RGB it’s made of 80.8% red, 33.7% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 356°, with 55% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CE565E as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CE565E
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #CE565E?

#CE565E is a mid-tone, rich red, close to the color Indian Red. In RGB it’s made of 80.8% red, 33.7% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 356°, with 55% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CE565E in RGB?

#CE565E is rgb(206, 86, 94): 206 red, 86 green, and 94 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CE565E in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 58, 54, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CE565E?

PANTONE 7418 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #CE565E?

Its complement #198C86 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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