What color is #C16F78?

#C16F78 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C16F78?

The RGB value is 193, 111, 120: 193 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C16F78?

The complementary color is #6FC1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C16F78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C16F78 color

#C16F78 rgb(193, 111, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #C16F78 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 43.5% green and 47.1% blue (193, 111, 120).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 40% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 38% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#C16F78 color codes

HEX	`#C16F78`
RGB	`rgb(193, 111, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 43.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 40%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 42%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 38%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.15, 33.42, 9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.15, 34.68, 15.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.068, 24.065, 20.774)`
Decimal	`12676984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C16F78, 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 #C16F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C16F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #C16F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c16f78; }
.text { color: #c16f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c16f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 111 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c16f78, #c18f6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C16F78?: #C16F78 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C16F78?: The RGB value is 193, 111, 120: 193 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C16F78?: The complementary color is #6FC1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C16F78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.