What color is #C27B8A?

#C27B8A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C27B8A?

The RGB value is 194, 123, 138: 194 red, 123 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C27B8A?

The complementary color is #7BC2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C27B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C27B8A color

#C27B8A rgb(194, 123, 138)

Shades of red

The hex color #C27B8A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 48.2% green and 54.1% blue (194, 123, 138).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 37% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 29% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is First Love (#CF758A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#C27B8A color codes

HEX	`#C27B8A`
RGB	`rgb(194, 123, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 48.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 37%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 37%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 29%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.41, 29.62, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.41, 29.82, 6.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.92, 27.473, 27.556)`
Decimal	`12745610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C27B8A, 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 #C27B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C27B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #C27B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c27b8a; }
.text { color: #c27b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c27b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 123 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c27b8a, #c2907b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C27B8A?: #C27B8A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C27B8A?: The RGB value is 194, 123, 138: 194 red, 123 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C27B8A?: The complementary color is #7BC2B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C27B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.