What color is #C41661?

#C41661 is a moderate rose known as Secret Affair. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Secret Affair?

The RGB value is 196, 22, 97: 196 red, 22 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Secret Affair?

The complementary color is #16C479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C41661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Secret Affair color: hex code #C41661

#C41661 rgb(196, 22, 97)

Shades of pink

Secret Affair has the hex code #C41661. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 8.6% green and 38% blue (196, 22, 97).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 80% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 51% yellow and 23% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

Secret Affair (#C41661) color codes

HEX	`#C41661`
RGB	`rgb(196, 22, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 8.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 80%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 89%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 51%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.03, 66.83, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.03, 66.98, 3.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.212, 13.176, 12.523)`
Decimal	`12850785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Secret Affair, 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 #C41661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C41661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #C41661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c41661; }
.text { color: #c41661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c41661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 22 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c41661, #c42216); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

See #C41661 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C41661?: #C41661 is a moderate rose known as Secret Affair. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Secret Affair?: The RGB value is 196, 22, 97: 196 red, 22 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Secret Affair?: The complementary color is #16C479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C41661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.