What color is #C17279?

#C17279 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C17279?

The RGB value is 193, 114, 121: 193 red, 114 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C17279?

The complementary color is #72C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C17279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C17279 color

#C17279 rgb(193, 114, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #C17279 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 44.7% green and 47.5% blue (193, 114, 121).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 39% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 37% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Rosa Chinensis (#C77579), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#C17279 color codes

HEX	`#C17279`
RGB	`rgb(193, 114, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 44.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 39%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 41%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 37%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, 31.93, 9.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 33.35, 16.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.462, 24.755, 21.207)`
Decimal	`12677753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C17279, 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 #C17279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C17279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #C17279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c17279; }
.text { color: #c17279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c17279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 114 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c17279, #c19372); }

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Questions

What color is #C17279?: #C17279 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C17279?: The RGB value is 193, 114, 121: 193 red, 114 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C17279?: The complementary color is #72C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C17279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.