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#C94F8A Color

#C94F8A is rgb(201, 79, 138) in RGB, hsl(331, 53%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 31%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red-violet (Crayola) (#C0448F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C94F8A
HEX#C94F8A
RGBrgb(201, 79, 138)
HSLhsl(331, 53%, 55%)
HSVhsv(331, 61%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 31%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.166 353.1)
LABlab(52.00% 53.50 -6.88)
LCHlch(52.00% 53.94 352.67)

What #C94F8A 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 #C94F8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Red-violet (Crayola)#C0448FΔE 8.6Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 8.73Magenta (Pantone)#D0417EΔE 8.78Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 8.97Mystic#D65282ΔE 9.18Fuchsia Rose#C74375ΔE 9.34

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

#C94F8A Channel Values

How #C94F8A 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 79 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 53% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 61% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 31% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.23:1 vs white · 4.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C94F8A 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C94F8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C94F8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C94F8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C94F8A
Complementary
#4FC98E
Analogous
#C94FC7
Analogous
#C9514F
Triadic
#8AC94F
Triadic
#4F8AC9
Split comp.
#4FC951
Split comp.
#4FC7C9

Tints & Shades of #C94F8A

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

#D0679A
#D77EA9
#DF96B9
#E7B1CB
#EEC8DB
#F5E0EA

Shades

#BB3A78
#9C3064
#812853
#651F41
#4A1730
#2B0D1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C94F8A.

How #C94F8A 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#C94F8A
Protanopia#717189
Protanomaly#9C658A
Deuteranopia#888886
Deuteranomaly#A67588
Tritanopia#C65959
Tritanomaly#C75570
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C94F8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c94f8a: #C94F8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C94F8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c94f8a': '#C94F8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.310, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_c94f8a">#C94F8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#C94F8A"

More Pink Colors

#C94F8A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C94F8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C94F8A?

#C94F8A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 79, 138) in RGB and hsl(331, 53%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red-violet (Crayola) (#C0448F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.6.

What is the RGB value of #C94F8A?

#C94F8A is rgb(201, 79, 138) — red 201, green 79, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C94F8A?

#C94F8A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 31%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C94F8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C94F8A scores 4.23:1 against white and 4.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C94F8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C94F8A 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 14.51, which is visibly different.

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