What color is #C26157?

#C26157 is a desaturated red known as Barbecue. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Barbecue?

The RGB value is 194, 97, 87: 194 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Barbecue?

The complementary color is #57B8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C26157?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Barbecue color: hex code #C26157

#C26157 rgb(194, 97, 87)

Shades of red

Barbecue has the hex code #C26157. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 38% green and 34.1% blue (194, 97, 87).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 47% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 55% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

Barbecue (#C26157) color codes

HEX	`#C26157`
RGB	`rgb(194, 97, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 38%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 47%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 55%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 55%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.63, 37.84, 23.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.63, 44.66, 32.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.245, 20.71, 11.525)`
Decimal	`12738903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Barbecue, 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 #C26157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C26157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	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 #C26157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c26157; }
.text { color: #c26157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c26157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 97 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c26157, #c29657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C26157 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C26157?: #C26157 is a desaturated red known as Barbecue. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Barbecue?: The RGB value is 194, 97, 87: 194 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Barbecue?: The complementary color is #57B8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C26157?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.