What color is #C2877B?

#C2877B is a light, desaturated red known as Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Whisky?

The RGB value is 194, 135, 123: 194 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Whisky?

The complementary color is #7BB6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2877B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Whisky color: hex code #C2877B

#C2877B rgb(194, 135, 123)

Shades of red

Whisky has the hex code #C2877B. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 52.9% green and 48.2% blue (194, 135, 123).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 37% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 37% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

Whisky (#C2877B) color codes

HEX	`#C2877B`
RGB	`rgb(194, 135, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 52.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 37%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 37%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 37%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.85, 21.06, 15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.85, 26.17, 36.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.488, 30.23, 22.753)`
Decimal	`12748667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Whisky, 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 #C2877B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2877B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #C2877B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2877b; }
.text { color: #c2877b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2877b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 135 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2877b, #c2ab7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

See #C2877B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C2877B?: #C2877B is a light, desaturated red known as Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Whisky?: The RGB value is 194, 135, 123: 194 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Whisky?: The complementary color is #7BB6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2877B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.