What color is #C43A6D?

#C43A6D is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Self-Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C43A6D?

The RGB value is 196, 58, 109: 196 red, 58 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C43A6D?

The complementary color is #3AC491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C43A6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C43A6D color

#C43A6D rgb(196, 58, 109)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C43A6D is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 22.7% green and 42.7% blue (196, 58, 109).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 54% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 44% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Self-Love (#D22B6D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#C43A6D color codes

HEX	`#C43A6D`
RGB	`rgb(196, 58, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 22.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 54%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 70%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 44%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.8, 58.15, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.8, 58.2, 2.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.04, 15.869, 16.104)`
Decimal	`12860013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C43A6D, 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 #C43A6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C43A6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	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 #C43A6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c43a6d; }
.text { color: #c43a6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c43a6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 58 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c43a6d, #c44c3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #C43A6D?: #C43A6D is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Self-Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C43A6D?: The RGB value is 196, 58, 109: 196 red, 58 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C43A6D?: The complementary color is #3AC491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C43A6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.