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#C74368 Color

#C74368 is rgb(199, 67, 104) in RGB, hsl(343, 54%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 48%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuchsia Rose (#C74375), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C74368
HEX#C74368
RGBrgb(199, 67, 104)
HSLhsl(343, 54%, 52%)
HSVhsv(343, 66%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 48%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.169 7.1)
LABlab(48.97% 55.13 9.15)
LCHlch(48.97% 55.88 9.43)

What #C74368 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 #C74368, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuchsia Rose#C74375ΔE 7.53Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 8.99Mystic#D65282ΔE 9.26Blush#DE5D83ΔE 9.31Amaranth Purple#AB274FΔE 9.55Fandango Pink#DE5285ΔE 10.38

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

#C74368 Channel Values

How #C74368 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 199 · G 67 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 54% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 66% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 48% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.74:1 vs white · 4.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C74368 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 text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C74368 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C74368

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C74368; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C74368
Complementary
#43C7A1
Analogous
#C743AA
Analogous
#C75F43
Triadic
#68C743
Triadic
#4368C7
Split comp.
#43C75F
Split comp.
#43AAC7

Tints & Shades of #C74368

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

#CF5E7E
#D67691
#DE91A7
#E5A9BA
#EDC4D0
#F4DCE3

Shades

#B13558
#952D4A
#7A243D
#621D31
#471523
#2B0D15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C74368.

How #C74368 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#C74368
Protanopia#6A6A67
Protanomaly#985D68
Deuteranopia#838363
Deuteranomaly#A36F65
Tritanopia#C54949
Tritanomaly#C64757
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C74368 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c74368: #C74368;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C74368;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c74368': '#C74368' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.263, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_c74368">#C74368</color>
SVG fillfill="#C74368"

More Pink Colors

#C74368 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C74368 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C74368?

#C74368 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(199, 67, 104) in RGB and hsl(343, 54%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuchsia Rose (#C74375), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.53.

What is the RGB value of #C74368?

#C74368 is rgb(199, 67, 104) — red 199, green 67, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C74368?

#C74368 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 48%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C74368 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C74368 scores 4.74:1 against white and 4.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C74368 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C74368 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 17.33, which is visibly different.

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