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#C50D90 Color

#C50D90 is rgb(197, 13, 144) in RGB, hsl(317, 88%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 27%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C50D90
HEX#C50D90
RGBrgb(197, 13, 144)
HSLhsl(317, 88%, 41%)
HSVhsv(317, 93%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 27%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.23 345)
LABlab(44.80% 70.94 -21.37)
LCHlch(44.80% 74.09 343.24)

What #C50D90 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 #C50D90, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 6.37Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.44Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 11.09Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.12Fandango#B53389ΔE 13.23Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 13.67

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

#C50D90 Channel Values

How #C50D90 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 197 · G 13 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 88% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 93% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 27% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.48:1 vs white · 3.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C50D90 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 text5.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C50D90 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C50D90

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C50D90; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C50D90
Complementary
#0DC541
Analogous
#9D0DC5
Analogous
#C50D34
Triadic
#90C50D
Triadic
#0D90C5
Split comp.
#34C50D
Split comp.
#0DC59D

Tints & Shades of #C50D90

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

#EB0FAD
#F231BB
#F457C8
#F782D6
#F9A9E3
#FCCFEF

Shades

#AD0B7F
#90096A
#780858
#600646
#480535
#2B0320

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C50D90.

How #C50D90 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#C50D90
Protanopia#58588F
Protanomaly#914690
Deuteranopia#78788C
Deuteranomaly#9D5F8E
Tritanopia#BF3737
Tritanomaly#C22C67
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C50D90 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c50d90: #C50D90;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C50D90;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c50d90': '#C50D90' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.051, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_c50d90">#C50D90</color>
SVG fillfill="#C50D90"

More Pink Colors

#C50D90 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C50D90 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C50D90?

#C50D90 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(197, 13, 144) in RGB and hsl(317, 88%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.37.

What is the RGB value of #C50D90?

#C50D90 is rgb(197, 13, 144) — red 197, green 13, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C50D90?

#C50D90 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 27%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C50D90 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C50D90 scores 5.48:1 against white and 3.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C50D90 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C50D90 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 7.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.