#c55379

Color #c55379

A moderately saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 10.13 Nearest Tailwind class pink-600 #e60076 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c55379

RGB

rgb(197, 83, 121)

HSL

hsl(340, 49.6%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 57.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 57.9%, 38.6%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(51.2, 49.16, 1.64)

LCH

lch(51.2, 49.19, 1.91)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.15, 1.87)

HWB

hwb(340, 32.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53c59f

Analogous

#c553b2

#c55379

#c56653

Triadic

#c55379

#79c553

#5379c5

Split-complementary

#c55379

#53c566

#53b2c5

Tetradic

#c55379

#c59f53

#53c59f

#5379c5

Square

#c55379

#b2c553

#53c59f

#6653c5

Shades

Color #c55379 mixed toward black.

#af3b61

#8c2f4e

#69233a

#461827

#230c13

Tints

Color #c55379 mixed toward white.

#cf708f

#d88ca6

#e2a9bc

#ecc6d2

#f5e2e9

Tones

Color #c55379 mixed toward gray.

#bc5c7c

#b2667f

#a96f82

#9f7986

#968289

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a071 · ΔE 44.5

Deuteranopia

#a6ad6f · ΔE 50.8

Tritanopia

#c16b69 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c55379;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c55379]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#c55379 (#c55379) is rgb(197, 83, 121) in RGB.

No, #c55379 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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