What color is #C05280?

#C05280 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C05280?

The RGB value is 192, 82, 128: 192 red, 82 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C05280?

The complementary color is #52C092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C05280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C05280 color

#C05280 rgb(192, 82, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C05280 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 32.2% green and 50.2% blue (192, 82, 128).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 47% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 33% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#C05280 color codes

HEX	`#C05280`
RGB	`rgb(192, 82, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 32.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 47%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 57%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 33%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.46, 48.81, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.46, 48.96, 355.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.653, 18.802, 22.538)`
Decimal	`12604032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C05280, 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 #C05280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C05280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #C05280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c05280; }
.text { color: #c05280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c05280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 82 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c05280, #c05b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C05280?: #C05280 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C05280?: The RGB value is 192, 82, 128: 192 red, 82 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C05280?: The complementary color is #52C092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C05280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.