What color is #C36A83?

#C36A83 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C36A83?

The RGB value is 195, 106, 131: 195 red, 106 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C36A83?

The complementary color is #6AC3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C36A83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C36A83 color

#C36A83 rgb(195, 106, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C36A83 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 41.6% green and 51.4% blue (195, 106, 131).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 43% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 33% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#C36A83 color codes

HEX	`#C36A83`
RGB	`rgb(195, 106, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 41.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 43%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 46%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 33%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.64, 38.18, 2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.64, 38.24, 3.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.758, 23.552, 24.342)`
Decimal	`12806787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C36A83, 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 #C36A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C36A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #C36A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c36a83; }
.text { color: #c36a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c36a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 106 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c36a83, #c37e6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C36A83?: #C36A83 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C36A83?: The RGB value is 195, 106, 131: 195 red, 106 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C36A83?: The complementary color is #6AC3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C36A83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.