What color is #C18177?

#C18177 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C18177?

The RGB value is 193, 129, 119: 193 red, 129 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18177?

The complementary color is #77B7C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18177?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18177 color

#C18177 rgb(193, 129, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #C18177 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 50.6% green and 46.7% blue (193, 129, 119).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 37% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 38% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Whisky (#C2877B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#C18177 color codes

HEX	`#C18177`
RGB	`rgb(193, 129, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 50.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 37%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 38%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.22, 23.49, 15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.22, 28.16, 33.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.174, 28.372, 21.178)`
Decimal	`12681591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18177, 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 #C18177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C18177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #C18177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18177; }
.text { color: #c18177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 129 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18177, #c1a677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C18177?: #C18177 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C18177?: The RGB value is 193, 129, 119: 193 red, 129 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18177?: The complementary color is #77B7C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18177?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.