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#C23866 Color

#C23866 is rgb(194, 56, 102) in RGB, hsl(340, 55%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 47%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuchsia Rose (#C74375), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C23866
HEX#C23866
RGBrgb(194, 56, 102)
HSLhsl(340, 55%, 49%)
HSVhsv(340, 71%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 47%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.177 4.8)
LABlab(46.50% 57.49 6.77)
LCHlch(46.50% 57.89 6.72)

What #C23866 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 #C23866, 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 pink in the library.

#C23866 Channel Values

How #C23866 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 56 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 55% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 71% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 47% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.18:1 vs white · 4.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C23866 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 text5.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C23866 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C23866

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C23866; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C23866

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C23866.

How #C23866 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#C23866
Protanopia#636365
Protanomaly#935566
Deuteranopia#7D7D61
Deuteranomaly#9D6863
Tritanopia#C04040
Tritanomaly#C13D52
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C23866 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c23866: #C23866;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C23866;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c23866': '#C23866' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.220, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_c23866">#C23866</color>
SVG fillfill="#C23866"

More Pink Colors

#C23866 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C23866 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C23866?

#C23866 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(194, 56, 102) in RGB and hsl(340, 55%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuchsia Rose (#C74375), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #C23866?

#C23866 is rgb(194, 56, 102) — red 194, green 56, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C23866?

#C23866 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 47%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C23866 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C23866 scores 5.18:1 against white and 4.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C23866 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C23866 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 19.61, which is visibly different.

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