Rose Red (#C21E56)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.81:1 — vs black: 3.61:1

Color values

  • HEX #C21E56
  • RGB rgb(194, 30, 86)
  • HSL hsl(339, 84%, 76%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 84.54, 55.67, 23.92 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C21E56 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Rose Red
#C21E56 Base
#1EC28A
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Rose Red
#C21E56 Base
#C21EA8
#C2381E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Rose Red
#C21E56 Base
#56C21E
#1E56C2
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Rose Red
#C21E56 Base
#1EC238
#1EA8C2
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Rose Red
#C21E56 Base
#A8C21E
#1EC28A
#381EC2
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Rose Red
#C21E56 Base
#3D0A1B
#801439
#9F1946
#DE2B68
#E34A7E
#ED8CAD
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Rose Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#16030A
#380919
#5B0E28
#7D1338
#A01947
Rose Red #C21E56 Base
#E0346F
#E7628F
#EE8FAF
#F5BCCF
#FCE9EF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #C21E56. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #C21E56;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #C21E56;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #C21E56;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #C21E56,
        #8EF6D2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #C21E56,
        #8EF6D2
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$rose-red: #C21E56;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$rose-red-r: 194;
$rose-red-g: 30;
$rose-red-b: 86;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $rose-red;
    color: rgba($rose-red-r, $rose-red-g, $rose-red-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Rose Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #C21E56 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #717151 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #4B4B57 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C02A2A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #656565 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Rose Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Rose Red #C21E56 Base
Pictorial Carmine #C30B4E ΔE 1.92
Rubine Red #D10056 ΔE 2.57
Amaranth Deep Purple #AB274F ΔE 4.25
Debian Red #D70A53 ΔE 4.40

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.