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#71236C Color

#71236C is rgb(113, 35, 108) in RGB, hsl(304, 53%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 4%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight (#702670), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#71236C
HEX#71236C
RGBrgb(113, 35, 108)
HSLhsl(304, 53%, 29%)
HSVhsv(304, 69%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 4%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(40.5% 0.142 330.5)
LABlab(28.87% 41.45 -25.12)
LCHlch(28.87% 48.47 328.78)

What #71236C 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 #71236C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#71236C Channel Values

How #71236C 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 113 · G 35 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 53% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 69% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 69% · Y 4% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.73:1 vs white · 2.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #71236C 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.

TextWhite text9.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #71236C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #71236C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #71236C

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #71236C.

How #71236C 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#71236C
Protanopia#3A3A6C
Protanomaly#55326C
Deuteranopia#49496B
Deuteranomaly#5B3D6B
Tritanopia#6B3333
Tritanomaly#6E2E50
Achromatopsia#444444

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #71236C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-71236c: #71236C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #71236C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-71236c': '#71236C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.137, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_71236c">#71236C</color>
SVG fillfill="#71236C"

More Pink Colors

#71236C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#71236C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #71236C?

#71236C is a dark pink — rgb(113, 35, 108) in RGB and hsl(304, 53%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight (#702670), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.13.

What is the RGB value of #71236C?

#71236C is rgb(113, 35, 108) — red 113, green 35, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #71236C?

#71236C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 4%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #71236C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #71236C scores 9.73:1 against white and 2.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #71236C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #71236C 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 18.45, which is visibly different.

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