What color is #C22F4D?

#C22F4D is a moderate red known as Dry Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dry Rose?

The RGB value is 194, 47, 77: 194 red, 47 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dry Rose?

The complementary color is #2FC2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C22F4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dry Rose color: hex code #C22F4D

#C22F4D rgb(194, 47, 77)

Shades of red

Dry Rose has the hex code #C22F4D. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 18.4% green and 30.2% blue (194, 47, 77).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 61% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 60% yellow and 24% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

Dry Rose (#C22F4D) color codes

HEX	`#C22F4D`
RGB	`rgb(194, 47, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 18.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 61%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 76%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 60%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.29, 58.79, 18.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.29, 61.69, 17.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.607, 14.042, 8.434)`
Decimal	`12726093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dry Rose, 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 #C22F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C22F4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #C22F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c22f4d; }
.text { color: #c22f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c22f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 47 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c22f4d, #c25a2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

See #C22F4D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C22F4D?: #C22F4D is a moderate red known as Dry Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dry Rose?: The RGB value is 194, 47, 77: 194 red, 47 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dry Rose?: The complementary color is #2FC2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C22F4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.