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#C17186 Color

#C17186 is rgb(193, 113, 134) in RGB, hsl(344, 39%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 31%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turkish Rose (#B57281), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C17186
HEX#C17186
RGBrgb(193, 113, 134)
HSLhsl(344, 39%, 60%)
HSVhsv(344, 41%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 31%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.104 3.5)
LABlab(57.22% 34.22 2.86)
LCHlch(57.22% 34.34 4.78)

What #C17186 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 #C17186, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 5.81Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 5.87Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 8.69Puce#CC8899ΔE 9.05Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 11.14Old Rose#C08081ΔE 11.74

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

#C17186 Channel Values

How #C17186 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 113 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 344° · S 39% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 344° · S 41% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 31% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.52:1 vs white · 5.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C17186 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 text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C17186 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C17186

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C17186; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C17186
Complementary
#71C1AC
Analogous
#C171AE
Analogous
#C18471
Triadic
#86C171
Triadic
#7186C1
Split comp.
#71C184
Split comp.
#71AEC1

Tints & Shades of #C17186

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

#C98396
#D298A8
#DAAAB7
#E3BFC9
#EBD1D8
#F4E6EA

Shades

#B4556E
#9C445C
#80384B
#632C3A
#471F2A
#2B1319

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C17186.

How #C17186 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#C17186
Protanopia#838386
Protanomaly#A07C86
Deuteranopia#929283
Deuteranomaly#A78684
Tritanopia#BF7474
Tritanomaly#C0737C
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C17186 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c17186: #C17186;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C17186;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c17186': '#C17186' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.443, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_c17186">#C17186</color>
SVG fillfill="#C17186"

More Pink Colors

#C17186 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C17186 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C17186?

#C17186 is a light pink — rgb(193, 113, 134) in RGB and hsl(344, 39%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turkish Rose (#B57281), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #C17186?

#C17186 is rgb(193, 113, 134) — red 193, green 113, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C17186?

#C17186 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 31%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C17186 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C17186 scores 3.52:1 against white and 5.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C17186 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C17186 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 11.89, which is visibly different.

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