What color is #C33A70?

#C33A70 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Spicy Purple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C33A70?

The RGB value is 195, 58, 112: 195 red, 58 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C33A70?

The complementary color is #3AC38D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C33A70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C33A70 color

#C33A70 rgb(195, 58, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C33A70 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 22.7% green and 43.9% blue (195, 58, 112).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 54% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 43% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Spicy Purple (#B9396E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#C33A70 color codes

HEX	`#C33A70`
RGB	`rgb(195, 58, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 22.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 54%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 70%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 43%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.71, 58.15, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.71, 58.15, 0.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.945, 15.801, 16.957)`
Decimal	`12794480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C33A70, 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 #C33A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C33A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #C33A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c33a70; }
.text { color: #c33a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c33a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 58 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c33a70, #c3483a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #C33A70?: #C33A70 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Spicy Purple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C33A70?: The RGB value is 195, 58, 112: 195 red, 58 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C33A70?: The complementary color is #3AC38D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C33A70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.