What color is #C23C47?

#C23C47 is a moderate red known as Poppy. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Poppy?

The RGB value is 194, 60, 71: 194 red, 60 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Poppy?

The complementary color is #3CC2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C23C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Poppy color: hex code #C23C47

#C23C47 rgb(194, 60, 71)

Shades of red

Poppy has the hex code #C23C47. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 23.5% green and 27.8% blue (194, 60, 71).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 53% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 63% yellow and 24% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

Poppy (#C23C47) color codes

HEX	`#C23C47`
RGB	`rgb(194, 60, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 23.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 53%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 69%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 63%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.85, 53.77, 24.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.85, 59.05, 24.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.004, 15.16, 7.569)`
Decimal	`12729415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Poppy, 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 #C23C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C23C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #C23C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c23c47; }
.text { color: #c23c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c23c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 60 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c23c47, #c2743c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

See #C23C47 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C23C47?: #C23C47 is a moderate red known as Poppy. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Poppy?: The RGB value is 194, 60, 71: 194 red, 60 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Poppy?: The complementary color is #3CC2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C23C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.