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#C92C5B Color

#C92C5B is rgb(201, 44, 91) in RGB, hsl(342, 64%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 55%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C92C5B
HEX#C92C5B
RGBrgb(201, 44, 91)
HSLhsl(342, 64%, 48%)
HSVhsv(342, 78%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 55%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.193 9.1)
LABlab(46.22% 62.64 13.42)
LCHlch(46.22% 64.06 12.10)

What #C92C5B 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 #C92C5B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pictorial Carmine#C30B4EΔE 6.18Dingy Dungeon#C53151ΔE 6.29Cerise#DE3163ΔE 7.17Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 8.61Dogwood Rose#D71868ΔE 10.22Amaranth Purple#AB274FΔE 10.64

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

#C92C5B Channel Values

How #C92C5B 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 44 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 64% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 78% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 78% · Y 55% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C92C5B 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C92C5B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C92C5B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C92C5B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C92C5B
Complementary
#2CC99A
Analogous
#C92CA9
Analogous
#C94B2C
Triadic
#5BC92C
Triadic
#2C5BC9
Split comp.
#2CC94B
Split comp.
#2CA9C9

Tints & Shades of #C92C5B

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

#D6436F
#DC6085
#E37D9C
#EA9FB5
#F0BCCC
#F7D9E2

Shades

#B02750
#922042
#791B37
#60152C
#471020
#2A0913

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C92C5B.

How #C92C5B 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#C92C5B
Protanopia#61615A
Protanomaly#96515A
Deuteranopia#7E7E54
Deuteranomaly#A26757
Tritanopia#C73535
Tritanomaly#C83147
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C92C5B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c92c5b: #C92C5B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C92C5B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c92c5b': '#C92C5B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.173, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_c92c5b">#C92C5B</color>
SVG fillfill="#C92C5B"

More Pink Colors

#C92C5B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C92C5B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C92C5B?

#C92C5B is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 44, 91) in RGB and hsl(342, 64%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #C92C5B?

#C92C5B is rgb(201, 44, 91) — red 201, green 44, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C92C5B?

#C92C5B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 55%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C92C5B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C92C5B scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C92C5B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C92C5B 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 20.95, which is visibly different.

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