What color is #C37F99?

#C37F99 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C37F99?

The RGB value is 195, 127, 153: 195 red, 127 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C37F99?

The complementary color is #7FC3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C37F99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C37F99 color

#C37F99 rgb(195, 127, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C37F99 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 49.8% green and 60% blue (195, 127, 153).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 36% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#C37F99 color codes

HEX	`#C37F99`
RGB	`rgb(195, 127, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 49.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 36%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 35%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.85, 29.97, -2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.85, 30.12, 354.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.845, 29.083, 33.856)`
Decimal	`12812185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C37F99, 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 #C37F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C37F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #C37F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c37f99; }
.text { color: #c37f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c37f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 127 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c37f99, #c3877f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C37F99?: #C37F99 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C37F99?: The RGB value is 195, 127, 153: 195 red, 127 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C37F99?: The complementary color is #7FC3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C37F99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.