#c50857

Color #c50857

A vivid, highly saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 24.33 Nearest Tailwind class pink-700 #c6005c · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c50857

RGB

rgb(197, 8, 87)

HSL

hsl(334.9, 92.2%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(334.9, 95.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 95.9%, 55.8%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(42.36, 68.09, 9.89)

LCH

lch(42.36, 68.8, 8.26)

OKLCH

oklch(53%, 0.2095, 6.94)

HWB

hwb(334.9, 3.1%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#08c576

Analogous

#c508b6

#c50857

#c51708

Triadic

#c50857

#57c508

#0857c5

Split-complementary

#c50857

#08c517

#08b6c5

Tetradic

#c50857

#c57608

#08c576

#0857c5

Square

#c50857

#b6c508

#08c576

#1708c5

Shades

Color #c50857 mixed toward black.

#a40749

#83053a

#63042c

#42031d

#21010f

Tints

Color #c50857 mixed toward white.

#f50b6d

#f73c8a

#f96ca7

#fb9dc5

#fdcee2

Tones

Color #c50857 mixed toward gray.

#b5185a

#a6285c

#96375f

#864761

#765764

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.55:1

White text reads better on this background (5.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99984c · ΔE 56.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a849 · ΔE 62.8

Tritanopia

#c14240 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 27.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c50857;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c50857]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#c50857 (#c50857) is rgb(197, 8, 87) in RGB.

No, #c50857 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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