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#C3166F

#c3166f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c3166f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 8.63% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.72% magenta, 43.08% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 329.13°, with 79.72% saturation and 42.55% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#cc0066
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Relative luminance0.1332

Complementary

  1. #c3166f
  2. #16c36a

Split complementary

  1. #c3166f
  2. #19c316
  3. #16c3c0

Analogous

  1. #c016c3
  2. #c3166f
  3. #c31619

Triadic

  1. #c3166f
  2. #6fc316
  3. #166fc3

Tetradic

  1. #c3166f
  2. #c36a16
  3. #16c36a
  4. #166fc3

Square

  1. #c3166f
  2. #c3c016
  3. #16c36a
  4. #1619c3

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0621
  2. #7e0e48
  3. #c3166f
  4. #e93c95
  5. #f181bb

Shades

#c3166f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3166f
  2. #b01464
  3. #9c1259
  4. #890f4e
  5. #750d43
  6. #620b38
  7. #4e092c
  8. #3b0721
  9. #270416
  10. #14020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3166f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3166f
  2. #c92d7d
  3. #cf458c
  4. #d55c9a
  5. #db73a9
  6. #e18bb7
  7. #e7a2c5
  8. #edb9d4
  9. #f3d0e2
  10. #f9e8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3166f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3166f
  2. #bc2171
  3. #b62b72
  4. #af3674
  5. #a84076
  6. #a24b78
  7. #9b5679
  8. #94607b
  9. #8d6b7d
  10. #87757e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94516a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455271 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73716b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d40043 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4270 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5a6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd0058 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3166f {
  color: #c3166f;
}
Background
.bg-c3166f {
  background-color: #c3166f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c3166f {
  border: 2px solid #c3166f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3166f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 22 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 80% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3166f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3166f, #c31619);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3166f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 22 111 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.66 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.12 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.79 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.54 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.48 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 9.02 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.10 #3ce990 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c3166f  rgb(195, 22, 111)  hsl(329, 80%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#16c36a  rgb(22, 195, 106)  hsl(149, 80%, 43%)  Emerald
#6fc316  rgb(111, 195, 22)  hsl(89, 80%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#166fc3  rgb(22, 111, 195)  hsl(209, 80%, 43%)  True Blue