What color is #C95B83?

#C95B83 is a moderate rose known as Lipstick. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lipstick?

The RGB value is 201, 91, 131: 201 red, 91 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lipstick?

The complementary color is #5BC9A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C95B83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lipstick color: hex code #C95B83

#C95B83 rgb(201, 91, 131)

Shades of pink

Lipstick has the hex code #C95B83. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 35.7% green and 51.4% blue (201, 91, 131).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 50% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 35% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

Lipstick (#C95B83) color codes

HEX	`#C95B83`
RGB	`rgb(201, 91, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 35.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 50%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 55%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 35%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.54, 47.84, -0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.54, 47.85, 359.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.927, 21.542, 23.945)`
Decimal	`13196163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lipstick, 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 #C95B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C95B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #C95B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c95b83; }
.text { color: #c95b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c95b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 91 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c95b83, #c96a5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

See #C95B83 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C95B83?: #C95B83 is a moderate rose known as Lipstick. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lipstick?: The RGB value is 201, 91, 131: 201 red, 91 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lipstick?: The complementary color is #5BC9A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C95B83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.