What color is #C35C64?

#C35C64 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C35C64?

The RGB value is 195, 92, 100: 195 red, 92 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C35C64?

The complementary color is #5CC3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C35C64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C35C64 color

#C35C64 rgb(195, 92, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #C35C64 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 36.1% green and 39.2% blue (195, 92, 100).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 46% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 49% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Her Velour (#BB5F62), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#C35C64 color codes

HEX	`#C35C64`
RGB	`rgb(195, 92, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 36.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 46%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 53%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 49%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.04, 41.91, 15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.04, 44.62, 20.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.635, 20.18, 14.441)`
Decimal	`12803172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C35C64, 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 #C35C64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C35C64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #C35C64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c35c64; }
.text { color: #c35c64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c35c64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 92 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c35c64, #c3875c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C35C64?: #C35C64 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C35C64?: The RGB value is 195, 92, 100: 195 red, 92 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C35C64?: The complementary color is #5CC3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C35C64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.