What color is #C27382?

#C27382 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C27382?

The RGB value is 194, 115, 130: 194 red, 115 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C27382?

The complementary color is #73C2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C27382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C27382 color

#C27382 rgb(194, 115, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #C27382 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 45.1% green and 51% blue (194, 115, 130).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 39% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 33% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is First Love (#CF758A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#C27382 color codes

HEX	`#C27382`
RGB	`rgb(194, 115, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 45.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 39%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 41%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 33%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.41, 32.89, 5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.41, 33.31, 9.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.409, 25.345, 24.3)`
Decimal	`12743554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C27382, 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 #C27382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C27382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #C27382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c27382; }
.text { color: #c27382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c27382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 115 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c27382, #c28c73); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C27382?: #C27382 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C27382?: The RGB value is 194, 115, 130: 194 red, 115 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C27382?: The complementary color is #73C2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C27382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.