What color is #C3738D?

#C3738D is a desaturated rose known as Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Prehistoric Pink?

The RGB value is 195, 115, 141: 195 red, 115 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Prehistoric Pink?

The complementary color is #73C3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3738D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Prehistoric Pink color: hex code #C3738D

#C3738D rgb(195, 115, 141)

Shades of pink

Prehistoric Pink has the hex code #C3738D. It is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 45.1% green and 55.3% blue (195, 115, 141).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 40% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D) color codes

HEX	`#C3738D`
RGB	`rgb(195, 115, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 45.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 40%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 41%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.84, 34.73, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.84, 34.74, 359.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.445, 25.789, 28.41)`
Decimal	`12809101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Prehistoric Pink, 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 #C3738D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C3738D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #C3738D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3738d; }
.text { color: #c3738d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3738d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 115 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3738d, #c38173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C3738D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C3738D?: #C3738D is a desaturated rose known as Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Prehistoric Pink?: The RGB value is 195, 115, 141: 195 red, 115 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Prehistoric Pink?: The complementary color is #73C3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3738D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.