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#C00A6C

#c00a6c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00a6c is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 43.75% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 327.69°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.09.

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Relative luminance0.1251

Complementary

  1. #c00a6c
  2. #0ac05e

Split complementary

  1. #c00a6c
  2. #11c00a
  3. #0ac0b9

Analogous

  1. #b90ac0
  2. #c00a6c
  3. #c00a11

Triadic

  1. #c00a6c
  2. #6cc00a
  3. #0a6cc0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a6c
  2. #c05e0a
  3. #0ac05e
  4. #0a6cc0

Square

  1. #c00a6c
  2. #c0b90a
  3. #0ac05e
  4. #0a11c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f021a
  2. #770643
  3. #c00a6c
  4. #f42393
  5. #f76cb7

Shades

#c00a6c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a6c
  2. #ad0961
  3. #9a0856
  4. #86074c
  5. #730641
  6. #600536
  7. #4d042b
  8. #3a0320
  9. #260216
  10. #13010b
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a6c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a6c
  2. #c6237b
  3. #cd3b89
  4. #d35498
  5. #d96ca7
  6. #e085b6
  7. #e69dc4
  8. #ecb6d3
  9. #f2cee2
  10. #f9e7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a6c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a6c
  2. #ba166e
  3. #b32270
  4. #ad2d72
  5. #a63974
  6. #a04576
  7. #9a5178
  8. #935d7a
  9. #8d687c
  10. #86747e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #924e67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #414f6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706e68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1003f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873e6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97576a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0055 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a6c {
  color: #c00a6c;
}
Background
.bg-c00a6c {
  background-color: #c00a6c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a6c {
  border: 2px solid #c00a6c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a6c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a6c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a6c, #c00a11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a6c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 108 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.09 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 5.52 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.22 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.55 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.49 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.73 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 9.90 #3ff593 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00a6c  rgb(192, 10, 108)  hsl(328, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac05e  rgb(10, 192, 94)  hsl(148, 90%, 40%)  Emerald
#6cc00a  rgb(108, 192, 10)  hsl(88, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#0a6cc0  rgb(10, 108, 192)  hsl(208, 90%, 40%)  True Blue