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#980637 Color

#980637 is rgb(152, 6, 55) in RGB, hsl(340, 92%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 64%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Big Dip O’ruby (#9C2542), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#980637
HEX#980637
RGBrgb(152, 6, 55)
HSLhsl(340, 92%, 31%)
HSVhsv(340, 96%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 64%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(43.6% 0.171 12.3)
LABlab(32.59% 55.28 16.19)
LCHlch(32.59% 57.60 16.33)

What #980637 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 #980637, 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.

#980637 Channel Values

How #980637 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 152 · G 6 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 92% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 96% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 64% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.69:1 vs white · 2.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #980637 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 text8.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #980637

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #980637; 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 #980637

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

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How #980637 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#980637
Protanopia#424236
Protanomaly#6F3436
Deuteranopia#5B5B30
Deuteranomaly#784733
Tritanopia#971313
Tritanomaly#970E26
Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #980637 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-980637: #980637;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #980637;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-980637': '#980637' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.024, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_980637">#980637</color>
SVG fillfill="#980637"

More Pink Colors

#980637 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#980637 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #980637?

#980637 is a dark pink — rgb(152, 6, 55) in RGB and hsl(340, 92%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Big Dip O’ruby (#9C2542), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #980637?

#980637 is rgb(152, 6, 55) — red 152, green 6, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #980637?

#980637 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 64%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #980637 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #980637 scores 8.69:1 against white and 2.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #980637 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #980637 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 brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 17.31, which is visibly different.

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