What color is #C3878D?

#C3878D is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3878D?

The RGB value is 195, 135, 141: 195 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3878D?

The complementary color is #87C3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3878D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3878D color

#C3878D rgb(195, 135, 141)

Shades of red

The hex color #C3878D is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 52.9% green and 55.3% blue (195, 135, 141).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#C3878D color codes

HEX	`#C3878D`
RGB	`rgb(195, 135, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 52.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.39, 23.82, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.39, 24.59, 14.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.978, 30.855, 29.255)`
Decimal	`12814221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3878D, 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 #C3878D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3878D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	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 #C3878D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3878d; }
.text { color: #c3878d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3878d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 135 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3878d, #c39f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #C3878D?: #C3878D is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3878D?: The RGB value is 195, 135, 141: 195 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3878D?: The complementary color is #87C3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3878D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.