What color is #C0285D?

#C0285D is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Yearning Desire. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0285D?

The RGB value is 192, 40, 93: 192 red, 40 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0285D?

The complementary color is #28C08B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0285D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0285D color

#C0285D rgb(192, 40, 93)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C0285D is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 15.7% green and 36.5% blue (192, 40, 93).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 66% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 52% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Yearning Desire (#CA135E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#C0285D color codes

HEX	`#C0285D`
RGB	`rgb(192, 40, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 15.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 66%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 79%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 52%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.53, 61.49, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.53, 61.96, 7.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.475, 13.518, 11.674)`
Decimal	`12593245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0285D, 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 #C0285D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C0285D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #C0285D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0285d; }
.text { color: #c0285d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0285d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 40 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0285d, #c03f28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #C0285D?: #C0285D is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Yearning Desire. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0285D?: The RGB value is 192, 40, 93: 192 red, 40 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0285D?: The complementary color is #28C08B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0285D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.