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#C9187C Color

#C9187C is rgb(201, 24, 124) in RGB, hsl(326, 79%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 38%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9187C
HEX#C9187C
RGBrgb(201, 24, 124)
HSLhsl(326, 79%, 44%)
HSVhsv(326, 88%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 38%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.217 353.7)
LABlab(45.46% 68.95 -8.07)
LCHlch(45.46% 69.42 353.32)

What #C9187C 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 #C9187C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 6.03Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 6.04Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 6.05Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 7.39Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 9.34Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 10.07

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

#C9187C Channel Values

How #C9187C 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 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 79% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 88% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 38% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.38:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9187C 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 text5.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9187C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9187C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9187C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9187C
Complementary
#18C964
Analogous
#BD18C9
Analogous
#C91823
Triadic
#7CC918
Triadic
#187CC9
Split comp.
#23C918
Split comp.
#18C9BD

Tints & Shades of #C9187C

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

#E52491
#E944A1
#ED68B4
#F28DC6
#F6B1D8
#FAD1E8

Shades

#AD146B
#97125D
#7B0E4C
#600B3B
#44082A
#2E051C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9187C.

How #C9187C 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#C9187C
Protanopia#5C5C7B
Protanomaly#944A7C
Deuteranopia#7B7B77
Deuteranomaly#A06279
Tritanopia#C53333
Tritanomaly#C72B59
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9187C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9187c: #C9187C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9187C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9187c': '#C9187C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.094, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_c9187c">#C9187C</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9187C"

More Pink Colors

#C9187C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C9187C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9187C?

#C9187C is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 24, 124) in RGB and hsl(326, 79%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #C9187C?

#C9187C is rgb(201, 24, 124) — red 201, green 24, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9187C?

#C9187C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 38%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9187C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C9187C scores 5.38:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9187C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9187C 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 6.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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