What color is #C27875?

#C27875 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C27875?

The RGB value is 194, 120, 117: 194 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C27875?

The complementary color is #75BFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C27875?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C27875 color

#C27875 rgb(194, 120, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #C27875 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 47.1% green and 45.9% blue (194, 120, 117).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 39% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 40% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#C27875 color codes

HEX	`#C27875`
RGB	`rgb(194, 120, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 47.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 39%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 40%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 40%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.22, 28.58, 13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.22, 31.79, 25.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.177, 26.189, 20.187)`
Decimal	`12744821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C27875, 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 #C27875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C27875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #C27875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c27875; }
.text { color: #c27875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c27875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 120 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c27875, #c29e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C27875?: #C27875 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C27875?: The RGB value is 194, 120, 117: 194 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C27875?: The complementary color is #75BFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C27875?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.