Exploring the Color #C14792

#C14792 sits at 323° on the color wheel, placing it in the rose family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 50% saturation and 52% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 193, 71, 146 produces a 4.58:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #C14792 is a distant relative of CSS rosy brown — about 72 units away from #BC8F8F. Designers reach for rose hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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