Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E)

The hex code for Pictorial Carmine is #C30B4E. It is rgb(195, 11, 78) in RGB, hsl(338, 89%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 60%, 24%) in CMYK — a mid-tone pink. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C30B4E

HEX#C30B4E

RGBrgb(195, 11, 78)

HSLhsl(338, 89%, 40%)

HSVhsv(338, 94%, 76%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 60%, 24%)

OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.206 10.3)

LABlab(42.53% 66.62 16.36)

LCHlch(42.53% 68.60 13.80)

Colors Closest to Pictorial Carmine

Pictorial Carmine is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 6.6 Dingy Dungeon#C53151ΔE 8.2 Cerise#DE3163ΔE 8.48 Spanish Carmine#D10047ΔE 9.64 Ruby#E0115FΔE 9.79 French Raspberry#C72C48ΔE 9.93

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

#C30B4E Channel Values

How Pictorial Carmine breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 195 · G 11 · B 78	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 338° · S 89% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 338° · S 94% · V 76%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 94% · Y 60% · K 24%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.04:1 vs white · 3.48:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Pictorial Carmine 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 text6.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Pictorial Carmine

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Pictorial Carmine; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Pictorial Carmine

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

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How Pictorial Carmine 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#C30B4E

Protanopia#57574D

Protanomaly#8F454D

Deuteranopia#767646

Deuteranomaly#9B5E49

Tritanopia#C21D1D

Tritanomaly#C21837

Achromatopsia#636363

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Using #C30B4E in Code

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

CSS custom property--pictorial-carmine: #C30B4E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C30B4E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'pictorial-carmine': '#C30B4E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.043, blue: 0.306)

Android XML<color name="pictorial_carmine">#C30B4E</color>

SVG fillfill="#C30B4E"

More Pink Colors

Pictorial Carmine sits in the pinkfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

c332be c256c2 c39dc3 c154c1 c43162 c11ac1 c6005c c0448f c70036 bd33a4 c71585 bd00bd cf6ba9 dec9de e854e8 f287cb f9d7f9 ff00c6 ff6fff ffe0f0 523252 721378 8e3a59 a50b5e

#C30B4E Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Pictorial Carmine?

The hex code for Pictorial Carmine is #C30B4E. That is rgb(195, 11, 78) in RGB, hsl(338, 89%, 40%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 60%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #C30B4E?

#C30B4E is rgb(195, 11, 78) — red 195, green 11, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C30B4E?

#C30B4E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 60%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C30B4E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C30B4E scores 6.04:1 against white and 3.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C30B4E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C30B4E 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 20.39, which is visibly different.

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