What color is #C54B8C?

#C54B8C is a moderate rose known as Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mulberry?

The RGB value is 197, 75, 140: 197 red, 75 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mulberry?

The complementary color is #4BC584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C54B8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mulberry color: hex code #C54B8C

#C54B8C rgb(197, 75, 140)

Shades of pink

Mulberry has the hex code #C54B8C. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 29.4% green and 54.9% blue (197, 75, 140).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 51% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 29% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

Mulberry (#C54B8C) color codes

HEX	`#C54B8C`
RGB	`rgb(197, 75, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 29.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 51%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 62%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 29%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.45, 55.05, -10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.45, 56.1, 348.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.277, 18.799, 26.84)`
Decimal	`12929932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mulberry, 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 #C54B8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C54B8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #C54B8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c54b8c; }
.text { color: #c54b8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c54b8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 75 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c54b8c, #c54b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C54B8C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C54B8C?: #C54B8C is a moderate rose known as Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mulberry?: The RGB value is 197, 75, 140: 197 red, 75 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mulberry?: The complementary color is #4BC584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C54B8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.