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#C97389 Color

#C97389 is rgb(201, 115, 137) in RGB, hsl(345, 44%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 32%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C97389
HEX#C97389
RGBrgb(201, 115, 137)
HSLhsl(345, 44%, 62%)
HSVhsv(345, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 32%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.111 4.1)
LABlab(58.79% 36.49 3.54)
LCHlch(58.79% 36.66 5.55)

What #C97389 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 #C97389, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 7.41Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 7.75Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 8.43Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 9.45Puce#CC8899ΔE 9.76Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 10.47

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

#C97389 Channel Values

How #C97389 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 115 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 44% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 43% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 32% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.33:1 vs white · 6.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C97389 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 text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C97389 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C97389

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C97389; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C97389
Complementary
#73C9B3
Analogous
#C973B3
Analogous
#C98973
Triadic
#89C973
Triadic
#7389C9
Split comp.
#73C989
Split comp.
#73B3C9

Tints & Shades of #C97389

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

#D08698
#D798A8
#DEABB7
#E7C1CA
#EED3DA
#F5E5E9

Shades

#BD5670
#A5405A
#88354A
#6A293A
#4D1E2A
#2C1118

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C97389.

How #C97389 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#C97389
Protanopia#878789
Protanomaly#A57F89
Deuteranopia#979786
Deuteranomaly#AD8A87
Tritanopia#C77676
Tritanomaly#C8757E
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C97389 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c97389: #C97389;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C97389;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c97389': '#C97389' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.451, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_c97389">#C97389</color>
SVG fillfill="#C97389"

More Red Colors

#C97389 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#C97389 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C97389?

#C97389 is a light red — rgb(201, 115, 137) in RGB and hsl(345, 44%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.41.

What is the RGB value of #C97389?

#C97389 is rgb(201, 115, 137) — red 201, green 115, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C97389?

#C97389 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 32%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C97389 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C97389 scores 3.33:1 against white and 6.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C97389 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C97389 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 9.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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