#c50037

Color #c50037

A vivid, highly saturated dark pink.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 8.25 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 0.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c50037

RGB

rgb(197, 0, 55)

HSL

hsl(343.2, 100%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(343.2, 100%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 72.1%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(41.45, 67.14, 28.85)

LCH

lch(41.45, 73.08, 23.25)

OKLCH

oklch(52.2%, 0.2091, 18.4)

HWB

hwb(343.2, 0%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00c58e

Analogous

#c5009a

#c50037

#c52b00

Triadic

#c50037

#37c500

#0037c5

Split-complementary

#c50037

#00c52b

#009ac5

Tetradic

#c50037

#c58e00

#00c58e

#0037c5

Square

#c50037

#9ac500

#00c58e

#2b00c5

Shades

Color #c50037 mixed toward black.

#a4002e

#830025

#62001c

#420012

#210009

Tints

Color #c50037 mixed toward white.

#f90046

#ff2e69

#ff628e

#ff97b4

#ffcbd9

Tones

Color #c50037 mixed toward gray.

#b4103e

#a42146

#94314d

#834254

#73525b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.43:1

White text reads better on this background (6.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99972f · ΔE 54.9

Deuteranopia

#9fa82d · ΔE 61

Tritanopia

#c12827 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c50037;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c50037]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c50037 (#c50037) is rgb(197, 0, 55) in RGB.

No, #c50037 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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