What color is #C17F85?

#C17F85 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C17F85?

The RGB value is 193, 127, 133: 193 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C17F85?

The complementary color is #7FC1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C17F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C17F85 color

#C17F85 rgb(193, 127, 133)

Shades of red

The hex color #C17F85 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 49.8% green and 52.2% blue (193, 127, 133).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 35% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 31% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#C17F85 color codes

HEX	`#C17F85`
RGB	`rgb(193, 127, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 49.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 35%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 31%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.08, 26.37, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.08, 27.37, 15.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.816, 28.212, 25.85)`
Decimal	`12681093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C17F85, 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 #C17F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C17F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #C17F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c17f85; }
.text { color: #c17f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c17f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 127 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c17f85, #c19a7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C17F85?: #C17F85 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C17F85?: The RGB value is 193, 127, 133: 193 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C17F85?: The complementary color is #7FC1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C17F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.