What color is #C13F5F?

#C13F5F is a moderate red, closest to the named color Mauve It. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C13F5F?

The RGB value is 193, 63, 95: 193 red, 63 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C13F5F?

The complementary color is #3FC1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C13F5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C13F5F color

#C13F5F rgb(193, 63, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #C13F5F is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 24.7% green and 37.3% blue (193, 63, 95).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 51% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 51% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mauve It (#BB4466), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#C13F5F color codes

HEX	`#C13F5F`
RGB	`rgb(193, 63, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 24.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 51%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 67%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 51%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.61, 54.04, 10.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.61, 55.09, 11.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.838, 15.722, 12.498)`
Decimal	`12664671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C13F5F, 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 #C13F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C13F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #C13F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c13f5f; }
.text { color: #c13f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c13f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 63 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c13f5f, #c1603f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #C13F5F?: #C13F5F is a moderate red, closest to the named color Mauve It. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C13F5F?: The RGB value is 193, 63, 95: 193 red, 63 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C13F5F?: The complementary color is #3FC1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C13F5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.