What color is #C35683?

#C35683 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C35683?

The RGB value is 195, 86, 131: 195 red, 86 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C35683?

The complementary color is #56C396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C35683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C35683 color

#C35683 rgb(195, 86, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C35683 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 33.7% green and 51.4% blue (195, 86, 131).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 48% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 33% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#C35683 color codes

HEX	`#C35683`
RGB	`rgb(195, 86, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 33.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 48%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 56%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 33%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.72, 48.26, -3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.72, 48.4, 355.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.932, 19.899, 23.733)`
Decimal	`12801667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C35683, 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 #C35683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C35683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #C35683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c35683; }
.text { color: #c35683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c35683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 86 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c35683, #c36056); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C35683?: #C35683 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C35683?: The RGB value is 195, 86, 131: 195 red, 86 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C35683?: The complementary color is #56C396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C35683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.