What color is #C14F5E?

#C14F5E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Saffron Desires. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C14F5E?

The RGB value is 193, 79, 94: 193 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C14F5E?

The complementary color is #4FC1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C14F5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C14F5E color

#C14F5E rgb(193, 79, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #C14F5E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 31% green and 36.9% blue (193, 79, 94).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 48% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 51% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Saffron Desires (#C24359), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#C14F5E color codes

HEX	`#C14F5E`
RGB	`rgb(193, 79, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 31%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 48%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 59%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 51%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.18, 46.97, 14.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.18, 49.28, 17.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.811, 17.741, 12.6)`
Decimal	`12668766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C14F5E, 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 #C14F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C14F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #C14F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c14f5e; }
.text { color: #c14f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c14f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 79 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c14f5e, #c1794f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C14F5E?: #C14F5E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Saffron Desires. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C14F5E?: The RGB value is 193, 79, 94: 193 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C14F5E?: The complementary color is #4FC1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C14F5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.