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#C2616E Color

#C2616E is rgb(194, 97, 110) in RGB, hsl(352, 44%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 43%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2616E
HEX#C2616E
RGBrgb(194, 97, 110)
HSLhsl(352, 44%, 57%)
HSVhsv(352, 50%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 43%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.124 13.1)
LABlab(53.51% 40.53 11.70)
LCHlch(53.51% 42.18 16.10)

What #C2616E 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 #C2616E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 8.49Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 8.92English Red#AB4B52ΔE 9.6Middle Red Purple#A55353ΔE 10.9Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 10.99Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 11.48

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

#C2616E Channel Values

How #C2616E 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 97 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 44% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 50% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 43% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.02:1 vs white · 5.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2616E 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 text4.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C2616E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C2616E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2616E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C2616E
Complementary
#61C2B5
Analogous
#C2619E
Analogous
#C28461
Triadic
#6EC261
Triadic
#616EC2
Split comp.
#61C284
Split comp.
#619EC2

Tints & Shades of #C2616E

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

#CA7782
#D38D96
#DBA3AB
#E2B6BC
#EBCCD0
#F4E2E4

Shades

#B44655
#9A3C49
#7D313B
#63272F
#461B21
#2C1115

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C2616E.

How #C2616E 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#C2616E
Protanopia#79796D
Protanomaly#9C706E
Deuteranopia#8B8B6A
Deuteranomaly#A47C6C
Tritanopia#C16363
Tritanomaly#C26267
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2616E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2616e: #C2616E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2616E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2616e': '#C2616E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.380, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_c2616e">#C2616E</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2616E"

More Red Colors

#C2616E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#C2616E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2616E?

#C2616E is a mid-tone red — rgb(194, 97, 110) in RGB and hsl(352, 44%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #C2616E?

#C2616E is rgb(194, 97, 110) — red 194, green 97, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2616E?

#C2616E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 43%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2616E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2616E scores 4.02:1 against white and 5.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2616E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2616E 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.6, which is visibly different.

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