What color is #C3585C?

#C3585C is a desaturated red known as Pimm’s. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pimm’s?

The RGB value is 195, 88, 92: 195 red, 88 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pimm’s?

The complementary color is #58C3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3585C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pimm’s color: hex code #C3585C

#C3585C rgb(195, 88, 92)

Shades of red

Pimm’s has the hex code #C3585C. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 34.5% green and 36.1% blue (195, 88, 92).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 47% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 53% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

Pimm’s (#C3585C) color codes

HEX	`#C3585C`
RGB	`rgb(195, 88, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 34.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 47%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 55%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 53%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.1, 43.18, 18.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.1, 47.08, 23.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.929, 19.358, 12.389)`
Decimal	`12802140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pimm’s, 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 #C3585C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C3585C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #C3585C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3585c; }
.text { color: #c3585c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3585c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 88 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3585c, #c38a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C3585C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C3585C?: #C3585C is a desaturated red known as Pimm’s. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pimm’s?: The RGB value is 195, 88, 92: 195 red, 88 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pimm’s?: The complementary color is #58C3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3585C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.