What color is #C17788?

#C17788 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C17788?

The RGB value is 193, 119, 136: 193 red, 119 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C17788?

The complementary color is #77C1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C17788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C17788 color

#C17788 rgb(193, 119, 136)

Shades of red

The hex color #C17788 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 46.7% green and 53.3% blue (193, 119, 136).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 37% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 30% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#C17788 color codes

HEX	`#C17788`
RGB	`rgb(193, 119, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 46.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 37%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 30%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.33, 31.15, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.33, 31.3, 5.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.034, 26.311, 26.626)`
Decimal	`12679048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C17788, 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 #C17788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C17788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #C17788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c17788; }
.text { color: #c17788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c17788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 119 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c17788, #c18b77); }

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Questions

What color is #C17788?: #C17788 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C17788?: The RGB value is 193, 119, 136: 193 red, 119 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C17788?: The complementary color is #77C1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C17788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.