What color is #C23264?

#C23264 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Spicy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C23264?

The RGB value is 194, 50, 100: 194 red, 50 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C23264?

The complementary color is #32C290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C23264?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C23264 color

#C23264 rgb(194, 50, 100)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C23264 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 19.6% green and 39.2% blue (194, 50, 100).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 59% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 48% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Spicy Berry (#CC3366), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#C23264 color codes

HEX	`#C23264`
RGB	`rgb(194, 50, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 19.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 59%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 74%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 48%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.18, 59.56, 5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.18, 59.83, 5.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.691, 14.674, 13.534)`
Decimal	`12726884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C23264, 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 #C23264	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C23264 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #C23264 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c23264; }
.text { color: #c23264; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c23264; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 50 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c23264, #c24832); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #C23264?: #C23264 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Spicy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C23264?: The RGB value is 194, 50, 100: 194 red, 50 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C23264?: The complementary color is #32C290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C23264?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.