What color is #C0558E?

#C0558E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0558E?

The RGB value is 192, 85, 142: 192 red, 85 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0558E?

The complementary color is #55C087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0558E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0558E color

#C0558E rgb(192, 85, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C0558E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 33.3% green and 55.7% blue (192, 85, 142).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 46% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mulberry (#C54B8C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#C0558E color codes

HEX	`#C0558E`
RGB	`rgb(192, 85, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 33.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 46%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 56%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.45, 49.21, -10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.45, 50.34, 347.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.87, 19.659, 27.807)`
Decimal	`12604814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0558E, 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 #C0558E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C0558E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #C0558E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0558e; }
.text { color: #c0558e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0558e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 85 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0558e, #c05559); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0558E?: #C0558E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0558E?: The RGB value is 192, 85, 142: 192 red, 85 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0558E?: The complementary color is #55C087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0558E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.