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#C95968 Color

#C95968 is rgb(201, 89, 104) in RGB, hsl(352, 51%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 48%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C95968
HEX#C95968
RGBrgb(201, 89, 104)
HSLhsl(352, 51%, 57%)
HSVhsv(352, 56%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 48%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.143 14.1)
LABlab(52.95% 46.44 14.67)
LCHlch(52.95% 48.70 17.53)

What #C95968 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 #C95968, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 7.87Indian Red#CD5C5CΔE 8.57Bittersweet Shimmer#BF4F51ΔE 9.1Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 9.29Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 9.87English Red#AB4B52ΔE 9.9

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

#C95968 Channel Values

How #C95968 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 89 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 51% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 56% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 48% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C95968 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C95968 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C95968

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C95968; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C95968
Complementary
#59C9BA
Analogous
#C959A0
Analogous
#C98259
Triadic
#68C959
Triadic
#5968C9
Split comp.
#59C982
Split comp.
#59A0C9

Tints & Shades of #C95968

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

#D1717D
#D88892
#E09FA7
#E6B2B9
#EEC9CE
#F5E0E3

Shades

#BD3D4E
#A23443
#832A36
#68222B
#49181E
#2E0F13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C95968.

How #C95968 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#C95968
Protanopia#767667
Protanomaly#9E6C68
Deuteranopia#8B8B63
Deuteranomaly#A87A65
Tritanopia#C85B5B
Tritanomaly#C95A60
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C95968 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c95968: #C95968;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C95968;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c95968': '#C95968' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.349, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_c95968">#C95968</color>
SVG fillfill="#C95968"

More Red Colors

#C95968 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#C95968 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C95968?

#C95968 is a mid-tone red — rgb(201, 89, 104) in RGB and hsl(352, 51%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #C95968?

#C95968 is rgb(201, 89, 104) — red 201, green 89, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C95968?

#C95968 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 48%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C95968 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C95968 scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C95968 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C95968 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 8.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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