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#C00261 Color

#C00261 is rgb(192, 2, 97) in RGB, hsl(330, 98%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 49%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C00261
HEX#C00261
RGBrgb(192, 2, 97)
HSLhsl(330, 98%, 38%)
HSVhsv(330, 99%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 49%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.21 1.6)
LABlab(41.99% 67.65 3.46)
LCHlch(41.99% 67.74 2.93)

What #C00261 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 #C00261, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dogwood Rose#D71868ΔE 8.16Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 8.41Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 10.89Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 11.59Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 11.89Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 12.24

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

#C00261 Channel Values

How #C00261 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 192 · G 2 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 98% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 99% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 49% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.14:1 vs white · 3.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C00261 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 text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C00261 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C00261

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C00261; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C00261
Complementary
#02C061
Analogous
#C002C0
Analogous
#C00202
Triadic
#61C002
Triadic
#0261C0
Split comp.
#02C002
Split comp.
#02C0C0

Tints & Shades of #C00261

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

#ED0278
#FD1C8C
#FD49A3
#FE72B8
#FE9FCF
#FEC7E3

Shades

#A70254
#8D0147
#74013B
#600130
#470124
#2D0017

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C00261.

How #C00261 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#C00261
Protanopia#555560
Protanomaly#8D4260
Deuteranopia#74745B
Deuteranomaly#985B5E
Tritanopia#BE2222
Tritanomaly#BF1944
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C00261 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c00261: #C00261;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C00261;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c00261': '#C00261' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.008, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_c00261">#C00261</color>
SVG fillfill="#C00261"

More Pink Colors

#C00261 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C00261 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C00261?

#C00261 is a dark pink — rgb(192, 2, 97) in RGB and hsl(330, 98%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #C00261?

#C00261 is rgb(192, 2, 97) — red 192, green 2, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C00261?

#C00261 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 49%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C00261 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C00261 scores 6.14:1 against white and 3.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C00261 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C00261 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 17.92, which is visibly different.

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