#c40039

Color #c40039

A vivid, highly saturated dark pink.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 9.38 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c40039

RGB

rgb(196, 0, 57)

HSL

hsl(342.6, 100%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342.6, 100%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 70.9%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(41.27, 66.99, 27.34)

LCH

lch(41.27, 72.35, 22.2)

OKLCH

oklch(52%, 0.2083, 17.63)

HWB

hwb(342.6, 0%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00c48b

Analogous

#c4009b

#c40039

#c42900

Triadic

#c40039

#39c400

#0039c4

Split-complementary

#c40039

#00c429

#009bc4

Tetradic

#c40039

#c48b00

#00c48b

#0039c4

Square

#c40039

#9bc400

#00c48b

#2900c4

Shades

Color #c40039 mixed toward black.

#a3002f

#830026

#62001c

#410013

#210009

Tints

Color #c40039 mixed toward white.

#f80048

#ff2e6a

#ff628f

#ff96b5

#ffcbda

Tones

Color #c40039 mixed toward gray.

#b41040

#a32147

#93314d

#834154

#72525b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.41:1

White text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989731 · ΔE 55.3

Deuteranopia

#9fa72f · ΔE 60.9

Tritanopia

#c02a28 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 27.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c40039;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c40039]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c40039 (#c40039) is rgb(196, 0, 57) in RGB.

No, #c40039 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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