What color is #C15C5E?

#C15C5E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Pimm’s. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C15C5E?

The RGB value is 193, 92, 94: 193 red, 92 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C15C5E?

The complementary color is #5CC1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C15C5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C15C5E color

#C15C5E rgb(193, 92, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #C15C5E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 36.1% green and 36.9% blue (193, 92, 94).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 45% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 51% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pimm’s (#C3585C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#C15C5E color codes

HEX	`#C15C5E`
RGB	`rgb(193, 92, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 36.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 45%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 52%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 51%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, 40.63, 18.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 44.53, 24.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.842, 19.803, 12.944)`
Decimal	`12672094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C15C5E, 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 #C15C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C15C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #C15C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c15c5e; }
.text { color: #c15c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c15c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 92 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c15c5e, #c18d5c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C15C5E?: #C15C5E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Pimm’s. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C15C5E?: The RGB value is 193, 92, 94: 193 red, 92 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C15C5E?: The complementary color is #5CC1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C15C5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.