#C87481 Color

#C87481 is rgb(200, 116, 129) in RGB, hsl(351, 43%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 36%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Gold (#B76E79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C87481

HEX#C87481

RGBrgb(200, 116, 129)

HSLhsl(351, 43%, 62%)

HSVhsv(351, 42%, 78%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 36%, 22%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.106 10.5)

LABlab(58.70% 34.87 8.00)

LCHlch(58.70% 35.78 12.92)

What #C87481 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 #C87481, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 5.7 Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 6.84 Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 8.28 Old Rose#C08081ΔE 9.68 Puce#CC8899ΔE 10.25 New York Pink#D7837FΔE 10.32

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#C87481 Channel Values

How #C87481 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 200 · G 116 · B 129	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 351° · S 43% · L 62%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 351° · S 42% · V 78%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 42% · Y 36% · K 22%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.35:1 vs white · 6.27:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C87481 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C87481

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C87481; 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 #C87481

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

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How #C87481 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#C87481

Protanopia#878781

Protanomaly#A58081

Deuteranopia#97977E

Deuteranomaly#AD8A7F

Tritanopia#C77676

Tritanomaly#C7757A

Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #C87481 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c87481: #C87481;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C87481;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c87481': '#C87481' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.455, blue: 0.506)

Android XML<color name="color_c87481">#C87481</color>

SVG fillfill="#C87481"

More Red Colors

#C87481 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#C87481 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C87481?

#C87481 is a light red — rgb(200, 116, 129) in RGB and hsl(351, 43%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.7.

What is the RGB value of #C87481?

#C87481 is rgb(200, 116, 129) — red 200, green 116, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C87481?

#C87481 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 36%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C87481 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C87481 scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C87481 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C87481 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 12.72, which is visibly different.

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