What color is #C37B91?

#C37B91 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C37B91?

The RGB value is 195, 123, 145: 195 red, 123 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C37B91?

The complementary color is #7BC3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C37B91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C37B91 color

#C37B91 rgb(195, 123, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C37B91 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 48.2% green and 56.9% blue (195, 123, 145).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 37% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 26% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#C37B91 color codes

HEX	`#C37B91`
RGB	`rgb(195, 123, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 48.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 37%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 37%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 26%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.72, 30.97, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.72, 30.97, 359.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.7, 27.815, 30.324)`
Decimal	`12811153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C37B91, 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 #C37B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C37B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #C37B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c37b91; }
.text { color: #c37b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c37b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 123 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c37b91, #c3897b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C37B91?: #C37B91 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C37B91?: The RGB value is 195, 123, 145: 195 red, 123 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C37B91?: The complementary color is #7BC3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C37B91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.