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#951D4F Color

#951D4F is rgb(149, 29, 79) in RGB, hsl(335, 67%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 47%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Fuchsia (#A00955), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#951D4F
HEX#951D4F
RGBrgb(149, 29, 79)
HSLhsl(335, 67%, 35%)
HSVhsv(335, 81%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 47%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(44.9% 0.159 1.4)
LABlab(34.07% 51.27 2.29)
LCHlch(34.07% 51.32 2.56)

What #951D4F 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 #951D4F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 7.55Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 8.61Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 10.24Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 10.44Medium Ruby#AA4069ΔE 10.61Amaranth Purple#AB274FΔE 10.67

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

#951D4F Channel Values

How #951D4F 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 149 · G 29 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 67% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 81% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 47% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.18:1 vs white · 2.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #951D4F 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 text8.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #951D4F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #951D4F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #951D4F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#951D4F
Complementary
#1D9563
Analogous
#951D8B
Analogous
#95271D
Triadic
#4F951D
Triadic
#1D4F95
Split comp.
#1D9527
Split comp.
#1D8B95

Tints & Shades of #951D4F

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

#BB2564
#D7377A
#DF5D93
#E784AD
#EEAAC6
#F6D0E0

Shades

#841A46
#6F163B
#5E1332
#480E27
#370B1D
#220712

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #951D4F.

How #951D4F 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#951D4F
Protanopia#46464E
Protanomaly#6E3A4F
Deuteranopia#5C5C4B
Deuteranomaly#774B4D
Tritanopia#932727
Tritanomaly#94243B
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #951D4F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-951d4f: #951D4F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #951D4F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-951d4f': '#951D4F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.114, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_951d4f">#951D4F</color>
SVG fillfill="#951D4F"

More Pink Colors

#951D4F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#951D4F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #951D4F?

#951D4F is a dark pink — rgb(149, 29, 79) in RGB and hsl(335, 67%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Fuchsia (#A00955), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #951D4F?

#951D4F is rgb(149, 29, 79) — red 149, green 29, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #951D4F?

#951D4F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 47%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #951D4F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #951D4F scores 8.18:1 against white and 2.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #951D4F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #951D4F 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 26.94, which is a different colour altogether.

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