#c52556

Color #c52556

A moderately saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 22.36 Nearest Tailwind class pink-700 #c6005c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c52556

RGB

rgb(197, 37, 86)

HSL

hsl(341.6, 68.4%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(341.6, 81.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 81.2%, 56.3%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(44.04, 63.12, 12.86)

LCH

lch(44.04, 64.42, 11.52)

OKLCH

oklch(54.3%, 0.1944, 9.59)

HWB

hwb(341.6, 14.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#25c594

Analogous

#c525a6

#c52556

#c54425

Triadic

#c52556

#56c525

#2556c5

Split-complementary

#c52556

#25c544

#25a6c5

Tetradic

#c52556

#c59425

#25c594

#2556c5

Square

#c52556

#a6c525

#25c594

#4425c5

Shades

Color #c52556 mixed toward black.

#a41f48

#831939

#63122b

#420c1d

#21060e

Tints

Color #c52556 mixed toward white.

#db3d6e

#e2648b

#e98ba8

#f0b2c5

#f8d8e2

Tones

Color #c52556 mixed toward gray.

#b8325b

#aa4060

#9d4d66

#905a6b

#826870

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.77:1

White text reads better on this background (5.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a994d · ΔE 53.6

Deuteranopia

#a1a94b · ΔE 59.9

Tritanopia

#c14644 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 26.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c52556;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c52556]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c52556 (#c52556) is rgb(197, 37, 86) in RGB.

No, #c52556 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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