What color is #C378A7?

#C378A7 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C378A7?

The RGB value is 195, 120, 167: 195 red, 120 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C378A7?

The complementary color is #78C394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C378A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C378A7 color

#C378A7 rgb(195, 120, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C378A7 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 47.1% green and 65.5% blue (195, 120, 167).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 38% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#C378A7 color codes

HEX	`#C378A7`
RGB	`rgb(195, 120, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 47.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 38%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 14%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.73, 35.99, -12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.73, 38.16, 340.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.197, 27.827, 40.016)`
Decimal	`12810407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C378A7, 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 #C378A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C378A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #C378A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c378a7; }
.text { color: #c378a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c378a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 120 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c378a7, #c37882); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C378A7?: #C378A7 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C378A7?: The RGB value is 195, 120, 167: 195 red, 120 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C378A7?: The complementary color is #78C394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C378A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.