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#C84161 Color

#C84161 is rgb(200, 65, 97) in RGB, hsl(346, 55%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 52%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dingy Dungeon (#C53151), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C84161
HEX#C84161
RGBrgb(200, 65, 97)
HSLhsl(346, 55%, 52%)
HSVhsv(346, 68%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 52%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.171 10.2)
LABlab(48.72% 55.78 13.09)
LCHlch(48.72% 57.30 13.21)

What #C84161 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 #C84161, 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 red in the library.

#C84161 Channel Values

How #C84161 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 200 · G 65 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 55% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 68% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 52% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C84161 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 text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C84161

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C84161; 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 #C84161

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C84161.

How #C84161 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#C84161
Protanopia#696960
Protanomaly#995C60
Deuteranopia#83835B
Deuteranomaly#A36E5E
Tritanopia#C74646
Tritanomaly#C74452
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C84161 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c84161: #C84161;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C84161;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c84161': '#C84161' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.255, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_c84161">#C84161</color>
SVG fillfill="#C84161"

More Red Colors

#C84161 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C84161 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C84161?

#C84161 is a mid-tone red — rgb(200, 65, 97) in RGB and hsl(346, 55%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dingy Dungeon (#C53151), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #C84161?

#C84161 is rgb(200, 65, 97) — red 200, green 65, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C84161?

#C84161 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 52%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C84161 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C84161 scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C84161 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C84161 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 15.13, which is visibly different.

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