What color is #C36E83?

#C36E83 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C36E83?

The RGB value is 195, 110, 131: 195 red, 110 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C36E83?

The complementary color is #6EC3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C36E83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C36E83 color

#C36E83 rgb(195, 110, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #C36E83 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 43.1% green and 51.4% blue (195, 110, 131).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 41% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 33% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#C36E83 color codes

HEX	`#C36E83`
RGB	`rgb(195, 110, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 43.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 41%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 44%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 33%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, 36.07, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 36.22, 5.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.18, 24.395, 24.482)`
Decimal	`12807811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C36E83, 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 #C36E83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C36E83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #C36E83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c36e83; }
.text { color: #c36e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c36e83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 110 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c36e83, #c3846e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C36E83?: #C36E83 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C36E83?: The RGB value is 195, 110, 131: 195 red, 110 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C36E83?: The complementary color is #6EC3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C36E83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.