What color is #C22F80?

#C22F80 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Very Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C22F80?

The RGB value is 194, 47, 128: 194 red, 47 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C22F80?

The complementary color is #2FC271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C22F80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C22F80 color

#C22F80 rgb(194, 47, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C22F80 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 18.4% green and 50.2% blue (194, 47, 128).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 61% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 34% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Very Berry (#BB3381), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#C22F80 color codes

HEX	`#C22F80`
RGB	`rgb(194, 47, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 18.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 61%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 76%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 34%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.72, 63.3, -10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.72, 64.21, 350.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.163, 15.064, 21.895)`
Decimal	`12726144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C22F80, 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 #C22F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C22F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	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 #C22F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c22f80; }
.text { color: #c22f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c22f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 47 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c22f80, #c22f36); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C22F80?: #C22F80 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Very Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C22F80?: The RGB value is 194, 47, 128: 194 red, 47 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C22F80?: The complementary color is #2FC271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C22F80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.