#C9557E#C9557E
#C9557E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.153 H 0.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9557E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 85, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(339, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(339, 58%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.7%, 37.3%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.31, 50.10, 0.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.31, 50.10, 0.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.87% 0.1527 0.0015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.87% 0.153 0.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1036, 20.4242, 22.0389) |
| Luminance | 0.2042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Darkish Pink
#DA467D
ΔE00 3.36
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 5.06
Blush
#DE5D83
ΔE00 5.12
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.66
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 6.40
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9557E #55C9A0
analogous
#C955B8 #C9557E #C96655
triadic
#C9557E #7EC955 #557EC9
tetradic
#C9557E #B8C955 #55C9A0 #6655C9
square
#C9557E #B8C955 #55C9A0 #6655C9
split-complementary
#C9557E #55C966 #55B8C9
monochromatic
#7C2745 #AB365F #C9557E #D883A1 #E7B2C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#C9557E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.08
#C9557E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9557E
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9557E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9557E | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.08 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#696F7F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88857B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84B65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9557e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 85, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.153 0.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8aa3',
500: '#c9557e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9557e; $custom-light: #dd8aa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9557e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 85,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 338.793,
"s": 51.786,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60873,
"c": 0.15275,
"h": 0.6
},
"luminance": 0.20421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9557E
secondary
#A5D5C4
accent
#DBA94D
background
#FEF8FA
surface
#FCF0F3
border
#D5CBCD
text
#160C0F
muted
#847D7F