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#C2004A Color

#C2004A is rgb(194, 0, 74) in RGB, hsl(337, 100%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 62%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2004A
HEX#C2004A
RGBrgb(194, 0, 74)
HSLhsl(337, 100%, 38%)
HSVhsv(337, 100%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 62%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.208 11.2)
LABlab(41.87% 67.25 18.00)
LCHlch(41.87% 69.62 14.99)

What #C2004A 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 #C2004A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pictorial Carmine#C30B4EΔE 1.87Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 6Spanish Carmine#D10047ΔE 8.2Dingy Dungeon#C53151ΔE 8.71French Raspberry#C72C48ΔE 9.35Cerise#DE3163ΔE 9.35

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

#C2004A Channel Values

How #C2004A 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 194 · G 0 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 100% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 100% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 62% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.19:1 vs white · 3.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2004A 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 text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C2004A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C2004A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2004A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C2004A
Complementary
#00C278
Analogous
#C200AB
Analogous
#C21700
Triadic
#4AC200
Triadic
#004AC2
Split comp.
#00C217
Split comp.
#00ABC2

Tints & Shades of #C2004A

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

#F0005C
#FF1A71
#FF478E
#FF70A7
#FF9EC3
#FFC7DC

Shades

#A80041
#8F0037
#75002D
#610025
#47001B
#2E0012

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C2004A.

How #C2004A 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#C2004A
Protanopia#565649
Protanomaly#8E4249
Deuteranopia#757541
Deuteranomaly#9A5C45
Tritanopia#C11717
Tritanomaly#C11033
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2004A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2004a: #C2004A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2004A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2004a': '#C2004A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.000, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_c2004a">#C2004A</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2004A"

More Pink Colors

#C2004A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C2004A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2004A?

#C2004A is a dark pink — rgb(194, 0, 74) in RGB and hsl(337, 100%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.87.

What is the RGB value of #C2004A?

#C2004A is rgb(194, 0, 74) — red 194, green 0, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2004A?

#C2004A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 62%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2004A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C2004A scores 6.19:1 against white and 3.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2004A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2004A 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 18.92, which is visibly different.

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