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#C91D95 Color

#C91D95 is rgb(201, 29, 149) in RGB, hsl(318, 75%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 26%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C91D95
HEX#C91D95
RGBrgb(201, 29, 149)
HSLhsl(318, 75%, 45%)
HSVhsv(318, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 26%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.226 344.6)
LABlab(46.58% 69.99 -21.60)
LCHlch(46.58% 73.24 342.85)

What #C91D95 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 #C91D95, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 5.22Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.68Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 9.83Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 11.15Fandango#B53389ΔE 12.55Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 13.05

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

#C91D95 Channel Values

How #C91D95 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 29 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 75% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 86% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 26% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.13:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C91D95 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 text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C91D95 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C91D95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C91D95; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C91D95
Complementary
#1DC950
Analogous
#A61DC9
Analogous
#C91D3F
Triadic
#95C91D
Triadic
#1D95C9
Split comp.
#3FC91D
Split comp.
#1DC9A6

Tints & Shades of #C91D95

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

#E12DAB
#E64CB8
#EB70C6
#EF8FD2
#F4B3E1
#F9D2ED

Shades

#AE1981
#93156D
#78115A
#620E49
#470A35
#2D0621

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C91D95.

How #C91D95 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#C91D95
Protanopia#5D5D94
Protanomaly#954B95
Deuteranopia#7C7C91
Deuteranomaly#A16393
Tritanopia#C33E3E
Tritanomaly#C6346C
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C91D95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c91d95: #C91D95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C91D95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c91d95': '#C91D95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.114, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_c91d95">#C91D95</color>
SVG fillfill="#C91D95"

More Pink Colors

#C91D95 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C91D95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C91D95?

#C91D95 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 29, 149) in RGB and hsl(318, 75%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.22.

What is the RGB value of #C91D95?

#C91D95 is rgb(201, 29, 149) — red 201, green 29, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C91D95?

#C91D95 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 26%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C91D95 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C91D95 scores 5.13:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C91D95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C91D95 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 7.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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