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#C16144 Color

#C16144 is rgb(193, 97, 68) in RGB, hsl(14, 50%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 65%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Red (#CB6D51), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C16144
HEX#C16144
RGBrgb(193, 97, 68)
HSLhsl(14, 50%, 51%)
HSVhsv(14, 65%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 65%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.131 37.6)
LABlab(52.71% 37.60 34.85)
LCHlch(52.71% 51.26 42.83)

What #C16144 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 #C16144, 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 red in the library.

#C16144 Channel Values

How #C16144 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 97 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 50% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 65% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 65% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.15:1 vs white · 5.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C16144 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C16144 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C16144

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C16144; 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 #C16144

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 #C16144.

How #C16144 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#C16144
Protanopia#797943
Protanomaly#9B7043
Deuteranopia#8B8B3D
Deuteranomaly#A37C40
Tritanopia#C25E5E
Tritanomaly#C25F55
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C16144 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c16144: #C16144;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C16144;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c16144': '#C16144' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.380, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_c16144">#C16144</color>
SVG fillfill="#C16144"

More Red Colors

#C16144 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C16144 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C16144?

#C16144 is a mid-tone red — rgb(193, 97, 68) in RGB and hsl(14, 50%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Red (#CB6D51), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.74.

What is the RGB value of #C16144?

#C16144 is rgb(193, 97, 68) — red 193, green 97, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C16144?

#C16144 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 65%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C16144 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C16144 scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C16144 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C16144 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 10.87, which is visibly different.

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