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#C01B60 — Pink

#C01B60 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #C01B60 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C01B60 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1BC07B; it also sits naturally between #C01BB2 and #C0291B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C01B60 · RGB 192, 27, 96

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Color values

HEX#C01B60
RGB192, 27, 96
HSL335°, 75%, 43%
HSV335°, 86%, 75%
CMYK0%, 86%, 50%, 25%
XYZ24.24, 12.83, 12.27
Yxy12.83, 0.4913, 0.2601
CIE-Lab42.51, 64.87, 4.29
Hunter Lab35.83, 60.95, 2.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 11% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 50% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #C01B60 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C01B60 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C01B60

.text { color: #C01B60; }
.background { background-color: #C01B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C01B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 27, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 75%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C01B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 27, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C01B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 27, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C01B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C01B60">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C01B60

#AE1957#9C164E#8A1445#78113C#6B0F36#590D2D#470A24#36081B#240512#120309

Tints of #C01B60

#D61F6B#E2327B#E54889#E85E98#EC79A9#EF8FB7#F2A6C6#F5BCD4#F9D7E5#FCEDF4

Tones of #C01B60

#B42762#A93264#9D3F66#914B68#85576A#7A626C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1BC07B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.89:1 AA
Against black text3.57:1 AA large only

Best text color on #C01B60: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C01B60

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #C01B60: ·

How #C01B60 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #79774FDeuteranopia · #828E4BTritanopia · #B8423F

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48Material Pink 500 · #E91E63

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C01B60 rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Terrace
#171F78 · #7C1EE2 · #E52DDE · #C61A60
Palette Ff714b
#FF714B · #C71E64 · #4D2D8C · #F2F2F2
Scarlet Ruby Bloom
#C1115C · #F054A1 · #14E48B · #AEF3D0
Palette 3d065a
#3D065A · #B51A62 · #70D4B4 · #DDDDC7
Vivid Ruby Whisper
#1B9264 · #3FDB7F · #C62563 · #F1CADD
Frozen Ruby Terrace
#C11D53 · #E86173 · #5BE7B8 · #A6EBD4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C61A60#C71E64#C1115C#B51A62#C62563#C11D53#C1206D#BE2254#C22961#CD1F5C#C30E59#C52768

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C01B5F  ·  #C01B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C01B60?

#C01B60 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 192, 27, 96). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C01B60?

#C01B60 is RGB 192, 27, 96 — HSL 335°, 75%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 50%, 25%.

What colors go with #C01B60?

Its complement is #1BC07B; analogous partners are #C01BB2 and #C0291B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C01B60 for text?

White text on #C01B60 has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.57:1.