What color is #C37E95?

#C37E95 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 #C37E95?

The RGB value is 195, 126, 149: 195 red, 126 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C37E95?

The complementary color is #7EC3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C37E95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C37E95 color

#C37E95 rgb(195, 126, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C37E95 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 49.4% green and 58.4% blue (195, 126, 149).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 37% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 24% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#C37E95 color codes

HEX	`#C37E95`
RGB	`rgb(195, 126, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 49.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 37%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 35%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 24%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.51, 29.92, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.51, 29.94, 357.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.392, 28.696, 32.103)`
Decimal	`12811925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C37E95, 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 #C37E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C37E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #C37E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c37e95; }
.text { color: #c37e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c37e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 126 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c37e95, #c38a7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C37E95?: #C37E95 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 #C37E95?: The RGB value is 195, 126, 149: 195 red, 126 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C37E95?: The complementary color is #7EC3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C37E95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.