Palettes / Colors / #C51B4E

#C51B4E — Pink

#C51B4E is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

#C51B4E 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 #1BC592; it also sits naturally between #C51BA3 and #C53D1B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 11% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 60% · Key 23%

Previews

CSS code for #C51B4E

.text { color: #C51B4E; }
.background { background-color: #C51B4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C51B4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 27, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 76%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C51B4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 27, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C51B4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 27, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C51B4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C51B4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C51B4E

Tints of #C51B4E

Tones of #C51B4E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1BC592:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C51B4E: #FFFFFF.

How #C51B4E looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with #C51B4E or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C51B4D  ·  #C51B4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C51B4E?

#C51B4E is Pink, a pink color (RGB 197, 27, 78). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C51B4E?

#C51B4E is RGB 197, 27, 78 — HSL 342°, 76%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 60%, 23%.

What colors go with #C51B4E?

Its complement is #1BC592; analogous partners are #C51BA3 and #C53D1B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C51B4E for text?

White text on #C51B4E has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.64:1.