What color is #C1877F?

#C1877F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1877F?

The RGB value is 193, 135, 127: 193 red, 135 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1877F?

The complementary color is #7FB9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1877F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1877F color

#C1877F rgb(193, 135, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #C1877F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 52.9% green and 49.8% blue (193, 135, 127).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 35% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 34% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Whisky (#C2877B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#C1877F color codes

HEX	`#C1877F`
RGB	`rgb(193, 135, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 52.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 35%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 34%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.83, 21.17, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.83, 24.96, 31.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.488, 30.2, 24.087)`
Decimal	`12683135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1877F, 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 #C1877F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1877F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #C1877F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1877f; }
.text { color: #c1877f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1877f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 135 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1877f, #c1a87f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1877F?: #C1877F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1877F?: The RGB value is 193, 135, 127: 193 red, 135 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1877F?: The complementary color is #7FB9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1877F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.