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#C00A70

#c00a70 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c00a70 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 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 41.67% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 326.37°, 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.1259

Complementary

  1. #c00a70
  2. #0ac05a

Split complementary

  1. #c00a70
  2. #15c00a
  3. #0ac0b5

Analogous

  1. #b50ac0
  2. #c00a70
  3. #c00a15

Triadic

  1. #c00a70
  2. #70c00a
  3. #0a70c0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a70
  2. #c05a0a
  3. #0ac05a
  4. #0a70c0

Square

  1. #c00a70
  2. #c0b50a
  3. #0ac05a
  4. #0a15c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f021b
  2. #770646
  3. #c00a70
  4. #f42398
  5. #f76cba

Shades

#c00a70 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a70
  2. #ad0965
  3. #9a085a
  4. #86074e
  5. #730643
  6. #600538
  7. #4d042d
  8. #3a0322
  9. #260216
  10. #13010b
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a70 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a70
  2. #c6237e
  3. #cd3b8d
  4. #d3549b
  5. #d96ca9
  6. #e085b8
  7. #e69dc6
  8. #ecb6d4
  9. #f2cee2
  10. #f9e7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a70 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a70
  2. #ba1672
  3. #b32273
  4. #ad2d75
  5. #a63976
  6. #a04578
  7. #9a517a
  8. #935d7b
  9. #8d687d
  10. #86747e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #924e69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f4f72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6e6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00042 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873e71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96576e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0058 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a70 {
  color: #c00a70;
}
Background
.bg-c00a70 {
  background-color: #c00a70;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a70 {
  border: 2px solid #c00a70;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a70;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a70 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a70, #c00a15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a70 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 112 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.23 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 5.68 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.41 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.12 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.13 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 10.36 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 10.39 #3ff58f Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c00a70  rgb(192, 10, 112)  hsl(326, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ac05a  rgb(10, 192, 90)  hsl(146, 90%, 40%)  Emerald
#70c00a  rgb(112, 192, 10)  hsl(86, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#0a70c0  rgb(10, 112, 192)  hsl(206, 90%, 40%)  French Blue