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#C3658A Color

#C3658A is rgb(195, 101, 138) in RGB, hsl(336, 44%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3658A
HEX#C3658A
RGBrgb(195, 101, 138)
HSLhsl(336, 44%, 58%)
HSVhsv(336, 48%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.126 356.4)
LABlab(55.08% 41.37 -2.50)
LCHlch(55.08% 41.44 356.54)

What #C3658A 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 #C3658A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 8Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 8.46Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 9.03China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 9.98Irresistible#B3446CΔE 12.43Medium Ruby#AA4069ΔE 13.12

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

#C3658A Channel Values

How #C3658A 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 101 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 44% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 48% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 29% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.78:1 vs white · 5.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3658A 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 text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3658A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3658A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3658A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3658A
Complementary
#65C39D
Analogous
#C365BA
Analogous
#C36E65
Triadic
#8AC365
Triadic
#658AC3
Split comp.
#65C36E
Split comp.
#65BAC3

Tints & Shades of #C3658A

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

#CC7B9B
#D38DA9
#DBA3BA
#E4B9CA
#ECCFDB
#F4E2E9

Shades

#B84774
#9E3D64
#813251
#63273F
#461B2C
#2C111C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3658A.

How #C3658A 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#C3658A
Protanopia#7C7C8A
Protanomaly#9D738A
Deuteranopia#8D8D87
Deuteranomaly#A67F88
Tritanopia#C06B6B
Tritanomaly#C16878
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3658A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3658a: #C3658A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3658A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3658a': '#C3658A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.396, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_c3658a">#C3658A</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3658A"

More Pink Colors

#C3658A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C3658A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3658A?

#C3658A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(195, 101, 138) in RGB and hsl(336, 44%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.

What is the RGB value of #C3658A?

#C3658A is rgb(195, 101, 138) — red 195, green 101, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3658A?

#C3658A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3658A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3658A scores 3.78:1 against white and 5.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3658A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3658A 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 8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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