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#C92C80 Color

#C92C80 is rgb(201, 44, 128) in RGB, hsl(328, 64%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 36%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Cerise (#DA3287), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C92C80
HEX#C92C80
RGBrgb(201, 44, 128)
HSLhsl(328, 64%, 48%)
HSVhsv(328, 78%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 36%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.204 353.4)
LABlab(47.12% 64.95 -8.07)
LCHlch(47.12% 65.45 352.92)

What #C92C80 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 #C92C80, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 5.62Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 7.01Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 7.64Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.81Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 8.22Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 8.45

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

#C92C80 Channel Values

How #C92C80 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 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 64% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 78% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 78% · Y 36% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.05:1 vs white · 4.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C92C80 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 text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C92C80 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C92C80

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C92C80; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C92C80
Complementary
#2CC975
Analogous
#C42CC9
Analogous
#C92C31
Triadic
#80C92C
Triadic
#2C80C9
Split comp.
#31C92C
Split comp.
#2CC9C4

Tints & Shades of #C92C80

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

#D64391
#DC60A2
#E37DB3
#EA9FC7
#F0BCD8
#F7D9E9

Shades

#B02770
#92205D
#791B4D
#60153D
#47102D
#2A091B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C92C80.

How #C92C80 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#C92C80
Protanopia#61617F
Protanomaly#965180
Deuteranopia#7E7E7C
Deuteranomaly#A2677D
Tritanopia#C53F3F
Tritanomaly#C73860
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C92C80 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c92c80: #C92C80;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C92C80;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c92c80': '#C92C80' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.173, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_c92c80">#C92C80</color>
SVG fillfill="#C92C80"

More Pink Colors

#C92C80 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C92C80 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C92C80?

#C92C80 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 44, 128) in RGB and hsl(328, 64%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Cerise (#DA3287), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #C92C80?

#C92C80 is rgb(201, 44, 128) — red 201, green 44, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C92C80?

#C92C80 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 36%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C92C80 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C92C80 scores 5.05:1 against white and 4.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C92C80 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C92C80 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 7.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.