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#C76088 Color

#C76088 is rgb(199, 96, 136) in RGB, hsl(337, 48%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 32%, 22%) 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 7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C76088
HEX#C76088
RGBrgb(199, 96, 136)
HSLhsl(337, 48%, 58%)
HSVhsv(337, 52%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 32%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.138 357.3)
LABlab(54.64% 45.00 -1.88)
LCHlch(54.64% 45.04 357.61)

What #C76088 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 #C76088, 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.

#C76088 Channel Values

How #C76088 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 96 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 48% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 52% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 32% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.85:1 vs white · 5.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C76088 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 text3.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C76088

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C76088; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C76088

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 #C76088.

How #C76088 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#C76088
Protanopia#7A7A87
Protanomaly#9F7088
Deuteranopia#8D8D85
Deuteranomaly#A77E86
Tritanopia#C46666
Tritanomaly#C56475
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C76088 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c76088: #C76088;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C76088;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c76088': '#C76088' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.376, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_c76088">#C76088</color>
SVG fillfill="#C76088"

More Pink Colors

#C76088 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C76088 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C76088?

#C76088 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(199, 96, 136) in RGB and hsl(337, 48%, 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 7.

What is the RGB value of #C76088?

#C76088 is rgb(199, 96, 136) — red 199, green 96, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C76088?

#C76088 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 32%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C76088 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C76088 scores 3.85:1 against white and 5.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C76088 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C76088 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 7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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