What color is #C90B42?

#C90B42 is a vivid rose known as Akari Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Akari Red?

The RGB value is 201, 11, 66: 201 red, 11 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Akari Red?

The complementary color is #0BC992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C90B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Akari Red color: hex code #C90B42

#C90B42 rgb(201, 11, 66)

Shades of pink

Akari Red has the hex code #C90B42. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 4.3% green and 25.9% blue (201, 11, 66).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 90% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 67% yellow and 21% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

Akari Red (#C90B42) color codes

HEX	`#C90B42`
RGB	`rgb(201, 11, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 4.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 90%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 95%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 67%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.84, 67.54, 23.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.84, 71.65, 19.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.193, 13.054, 6.346)`
Decimal	`13175618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Akari Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C90B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C90B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C90B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c90b42; }
.text { color: #c90b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c90b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 11 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c90b42, #c9330b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #C90B42 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C90B42?: #C90B42 is a vivid rose known as Akari Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Akari Red?: The RGB value is 201, 11, 66: 201 red, 11 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Akari Red?: The complementary color is #0BC992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C90B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.