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#C31351 Color

#C31351 is rgb(195, 19, 81) in RGB, hsl(339, 82%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 58%, 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 1.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C31351
HEX#C31351
RGBrgb(195, 19, 81)
HSLhsl(339, 82%, 42%)
HSVhsv(339, 90%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 58%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.203 9.6)
LABlab(42.92% 65.79 14.99)
LCHlch(42.92% 67.48 12.84)

What #C31351 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 #C31351, 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.

#C31351 Channel Values

How #C31351 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 195 · G 19 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 82% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 90% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 58% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.94:1 vs white · 3.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C31351 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 text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C31351 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C31351

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C31351; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C31351

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 #C31351.

How #C31351 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#C31351
Protanopia#585850
Protanomaly#904650
Deuteranopia#777749
Deuteranomaly#9B5F4D
Tritanopia#C12222
Tritanomaly#C21D3A
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C31351 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c31351: #C31351;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C31351;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c31351': '#C31351' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.075, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_c31351">#C31351</color>
SVG fillfill="#C31351"

More Pink Colors

#C31351 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C31351 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C31351?

#C31351 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(195, 19, 81) in RGB and hsl(339, 82%, 42%) 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 1.65.

What is the RGB value of #C31351?

#C31351 is rgb(195, 19, 81) — red 195, green 19, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C31351?

#C31351 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 58%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C31351 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C31351 scores 5.94:1 against white and 3.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C31351 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C31351 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 21.78, which is visibly different.

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