What color is #C05F82?

#C05F82 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lipstick. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C05F82?

The RGB value is 192, 95, 130: 192 red, 95 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C05F82?

The complementary color is #5FC09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C05F82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C05F82 color

#C05F82 rgb(192, 95, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C05F82 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 37.3% green and 51% blue (192, 95, 130).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 43% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 32% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lipstick (#C95B83), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#C05F82 color codes

HEX	`#C05F82`
RGB	`rgb(192, 95, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 37.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 43%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 51%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 32%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.96, 42.68, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.96, 42.7, 358.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.861, 21.005, 23.597)`
Decimal	`12607362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C05F82, 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 #C05F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C05F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #C05F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c05f82; }
.text { color: #c05f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c05f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 95 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c05f82, #c06d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #C05F82?: #C05F82 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lipstick. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C05F82?: The RGB value is 192, 95, 130: 192 red, 95 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C05F82?: The complementary color is #5FC09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C05F82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.