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#C91870 Color

#C91870 is rgb(201, 24, 112) in RGB, hsl(330, 79%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 44%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Telemagenta (#CF3476), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C91870
HEX#C91870
RGBrgb(201, 24, 112)
HSLhsl(330, 79%, 44%)
HSVhsv(330, 88%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 44%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.213 358.5)
LABlab(45.13% 68.17 -1.15)
LCHlch(45.13% 68.18 359.03)

What #C91870 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 #C91870, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 6.14Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 7.2Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 7.7Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 7.75Magenta (Pantone)#D0417EΔE 9.81Dogwood Rose#D71868ΔE 10.01

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

#C91870 Channel Values

How #C91870 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 24 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 79% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 88% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 44% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.46:1 vs white · 3.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C91870 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 text5.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C91870 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C91870

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C91870; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C91870
Complementary
#18C970
Analogous
#C918C9
Analogous
#C91818
Triadic
#70C918
Triadic
#1870C9
Split comp.
#18C918
Split comp.
#18C9C9

Tints & Shades of #C91870

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

#E52485
#E94496
#ED68AB
#F28DBF
#F6B1D4
#FAD1E6

Shades

#AD1461
#971254
#7B0E45
#600B36
#440826
#2E051A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C91870.

How #C91870 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#C91870
Protanopia#5C5C6F
Protanomaly#944A6F
Deuteranopia#7B7B6B
Deuteranomaly#A0626D
Tritanopia#C62F2F
Tritanomaly#C72751
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C91870 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c91870: #C91870;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C91870;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c91870': '#C91870' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.094, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_c91870">#C91870</color>
SVG fillfill="#C91870"

More Pink Colors

#C91870 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C91870 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C91870?

#C91870 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 24, 112) in RGB and hsl(330, 79%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Telemagenta (#CF3476), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #C91870?

#C91870 is rgb(201, 24, 112) — red 201, green 24, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C91870?

#C91870 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 44%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C91870 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C91870 scores 5.46:1 against white and 3.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C91870 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C91870 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 12.99, which is visibly different.

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