What color is #C17C75?

#C17C75 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C17C75?

The RGB value is 193, 124, 117: 193 red, 124 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C17C75?

The complementary color is #75BAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C17C75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C17C75 color

#C17C75 rgb(193, 124, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #C17C75 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 48.6% green and 45.9% blue (193, 124, 117).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 38% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 39% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#C17C75 color codes

HEX	`#C17C75`
RGB	`rgb(193, 124, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 48.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 38%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 39%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 39%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.01, 26, 15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.01, 30.02, 29.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.412, 27.04, 20.338)`
Decimal	`12680309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C17C75, 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 #C17C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C17C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #C17C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c17c75; }
.text { color: #c17c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c17c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 124 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c17c75, #c1a275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C17C75?: #C17C75 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C17C75?: The RGB value is 193, 124, 117: 193 red, 124 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C17C75?: The complementary color is #75BAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C17C75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.