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#C9137A Color

#C9137A is rgb(201, 19, 122) in RGB, hsl(326, 83%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 39%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9137A
HEX#C9137A
RGBrgb(201, 19, 122)
HSLhsl(326, 83%, 43%)
HSVhsv(326, 91%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 39%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.219 354.3)
LABlab(45.14% 69.54 -7.31)
LCHlch(45.14% 69.92 354.00)

What #C9137A 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 #C9137A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 5.58Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 6.22Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 6.75Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 7.28Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 9.64Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 10.23

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

#C9137A Channel Values

How #C9137A 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 201 · G 19 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 83% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 91% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 39% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.44:1 vs white · 3.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9137A 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 text5.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9137A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9137A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9137A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9137A
Complementary
#13C962
Analogous
#BD13C9
Analogous
#C9131F
Triadic
#7AC913
Triadic
#137AC9
Split comp.
#1FC913
Split comp.
#13C9BD

Tints & Shades of #C9137A

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

#EA1A90
#ED40A2
#F165B4
#F486C4
#F7ABD6
#FBD0E8

Shades

#AD1069
#950E5B
#790B4A
#62093B
#46072A
#2F041C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9137A.

How #C9137A 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#C9137A
Protanopia#5B5B79
Protanomaly#94487A
Deuteranopia#7B7B75
Deuteranomaly#A06277
Tritanopia#C53131
Tritanomaly#C72757
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

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Using #C9137A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9137a: #C9137A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9137A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9137a': '#C9137A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.075, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_c9137a">#C9137A</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9137A"

More Pink Colors

#C9137A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C9137A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9137A?

#C9137A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 19, 122) in RGB and hsl(326, 83%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #C9137A?

#C9137A is rgb(201, 19, 122) — red 201, green 19, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9137A?

#C9137A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 39%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9137A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C9137A scores 5.44:1 against white and 3.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9137A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9137A 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 6.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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