Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Rose Red

Rose Red is a vibrant pink color with HEX #C21E56. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 194, 30, 86, HSL 340, 73%, 44%, warm temperature, and is useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design.

#C21E56 pink warm vibrant
HEX #C21E56
RGB rgb(194, 30, 86)
HSL hsl(340 73% 44%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 85, 56, 24)
Luminance 0.1307
Contrast Black 3.61:1White 5.81:1

CSS Utilities

--color-rose-red: #C21E56;
.bg-rose-red { background-color: #C21E56; }
.text-rose-red { color: #C21E56; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1307
Black text3.61:1AA Fail
White text5.81:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#C21E56",
  "rgb": [
    194,
    30,
    86
  ],
  "hsl": [
    340,
    73,
    44
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    85,
    56,
    24
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1307,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.61,
    "white": 5.81
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#1EC28C",
  "analogous": [
    "#C21EA7",
    "#C23A1E"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#55C21E",
    "#1E55C2"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#A7C21E",
    "#1EC28C",
    "#3A1EC2"
  ],
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    "#1EC23A",
    "#1EA7C2"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#E55787",
    "#C21E56",
    "#731232"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#E55787",
  "dark": "#731232",
  "saturated": "#DB064D",
  "desaturated": "#A9375D",
  "pastel": "#DE82A1",
  "neon": "#FF0A5C"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#1EC28C",
    "#C21EA7",
    "#C23A1E"
  ],
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    "#E55787"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#E55787",
    "#A9375D"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "spinel",
    "crimson",
    "raspberry",
    "persian-red"
  ],
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  ],
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    "medium-violet-red-vs-rose-red",
    "raspberry-vs-rose-red",
    "rose-red-vs-spinel"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
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    "/css/colors/rose-red",
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  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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    ],
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    ],
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      "/harmonies/rose-red",
      "/wcag/rose-red",
      "/css/colors/rose-red",
      "/hex/c21e56"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "rose-red",
  "name": "Rose Red",
  "hex": "#C21E56",
  "uses": [
    "branding accents",
    "editorial palettes",
    "product design"
  ],
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      "energy",
      "intensity",
      "attention"
    ],
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      "fashion",
      "food",
      "sports",
      "retail"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "low-stimulation wellness interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "pink",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
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  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "warm",
    "vibrant",
    "branding-accents",
    "editorial-palettes",
    "product-design",
    "energy",
    "intensity",
    "attention"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
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    30,
    86
  ],
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    73,
    44
  ],
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  },
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      "#C21EA7",
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    ],
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    ],
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    "neon": "#FF0A5C"
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      "#F5F5F5"
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  },
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      "/wcag/rose-red",
      "/css/colors/rose-red",
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      "#1EC28C",
      "#C21EA7",
      "#C23A1E"
    ],
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      "#A9375D",
      "#E55787"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
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      "#E55787",
      "#A9375D"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Rose Red Color

Rose Red sits in the pink family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Rose Red is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include energy, intensity, and attention, which makes it relevant for fashion and food. In design work, Rose Red is most useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Rose Red accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #C21E56.Rose Red CSS utilitiesUse Rose Red in CSS variables and utility classes.#C21E56 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Rose Red paletteOpen the generated palette based on Rose Red.Rose Red harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Rose Red against black and white text.

Black text3.61:1AA Fail
White text5.81:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Hibiscus#B6316C
Spinel#D83A56
Crimson#DC143C
Raspberry#E30B5D
Persian Red#CC3333

Color Harmonies

#1EC28C#1EC28C
#C21EA7#C21EA7
#C23A1E#C23A1E
#55C21E#55C21E
#1E55C2#1E55C2
Open full Rose Red harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#E55787#E55787
#731232#731232
#DB064D#DB064D
#A9375D#A9375D
#DE82A1#DE82A1
#FF0A5C#FF0A5C

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#1EC28C#1EC28C
#C21EA7#C21EA7
#C23A1E#C23A1E
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5