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#C11A68 Color

#C11A68 is rgb(193, 26, 104) in RGB, hsl(332, 76%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 87%, 46%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Telemagenta (#CF3476), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C11A68
HEX#C11A68
RGBrgb(193, 26, 104)
HSLhsl(332, 76%, 43%)
HSVhsv(332, 87%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 46%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.203 0.1)
LABlab(43.43% 65.34 1.14)
LCHlch(43.43% 65.35 1.00)

What #C11A68 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 #C11A68, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 5.68Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 7.53Magenta (Pantone)#D0417EΔE 9.33Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 9.79Dogwood Rose#D71868ΔE 10.01Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 10.8

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

#C11A68 Channel Values

How #C11A68 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 193 · G 26 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 76% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 87% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 87% · Y 46% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.81:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C11A68 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 text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C11A68 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C11A68

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C11A68; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C11A68
Complementary
#1AC173
Analogous
#C11ABB
Analogous
#C1201A
Triadic
#68C11A
Triadic
#1A68C1
Split comp.
#1AC120
Split comp.
#1ABBC1

Tints & Shades of #C11A68

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

#E1237C
#E64791
#EB6BA7
#EF8AB9
#F4AECF
#F9D2E4

Shades

#A6175A
#90144D
#75103F
#5E0D33
#430924
#2D0618

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C11A68.

How #C11A68 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#C11A68
Protanopia#595967
Protanomaly#8F4767
Deuteranopia#777763
Deuteranomaly#9A5F65
Tritanopia#BE2D2D
Tritanomaly#BF274B
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C11A68 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c11a68: #C11A68;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C11A68;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c11a68': '#C11A68' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.102, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_c11a68">#C11A68</color>
SVG fillfill="#C11A68"

More Pink Colors

#C11A68 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C11A68 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C11A68?

#C11A68 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(193, 26, 104) in RGB and hsl(332, 76%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Telemagenta (#CF3476), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #C11A68?

#C11A68 is rgb(193, 26, 104) — red 193, green 26, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C11A68?

#C11A68 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 87%, 46%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C11A68 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C11A68 scores 5.81:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C11A68 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C11A68 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 15.87, which is visibly different.

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