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#C5307A Color

#C5307A is rgb(197, 48, 122) in RGB, hsl(330, 61%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 38%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuchsia Purple (#CC397B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5307A
HEX#C5307A
RGBrgb(197, 48, 122)
HSLhsl(330, 61%, 48%)
HSVhsv(330, 76%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 38%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.195 355.3)
LABlab(46.61% 62.30 -5.26)
LCHlch(46.61% 62.52 355.17)

What #C5307A 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 #C5307A, 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.

#C5307A Channel Values

How #C5307A 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 48 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 61% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 76% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 38% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.15:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5307A 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 text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C5307A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5307A; 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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Tints & Shades of #C5307A

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5307A.

How #C5307A 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#C5307A
Protanopia#616179
Protanomaly#94527A
Deuteranopia#7D7D76
Deuteranomaly#9F6777
Tritanopia#C23F3F
Tritanomaly#C33A5C
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5307A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5307a: #C5307A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5307A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5307a': '#C5307A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.188, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_c5307a">#C5307A</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5307A"

More Pink Colors

#C5307A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C5307A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5307A?

#C5307A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(197, 48, 122) in RGB and hsl(330, 61%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuchsia Purple (#CC397B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.91.

What is the RGB value of #C5307A?

#C5307A is rgb(197, 48, 122) — red 197, green 48, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5307A?

#C5307A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 38%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5307A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C5307A scores 5.15:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5307A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5307A 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 11.51, which is visibly different.

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