What color is #C4527B?

#C4527B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4527B?

The RGB value is 196, 82, 123: 196 red, 82 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4527B?

The complementary color is #52C49B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4527B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4527B color

#C4527B rgb(196, 82, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C4527B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 32.2% green and 48.2% blue (196, 82, 123).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 49% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 37% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#C4527B color codes

HEX	`#C4527B`
RGB	`rgb(196, 82, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 32.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 49%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 58%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 37%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.92, 49.52, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.92, 49.52, 0.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.359, 19.204, 20.896)`
Decimal	`12866171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4527B, 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 #C4527B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C4527B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #C4527B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4527b; }
.text { color: #c4527b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4527b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 82 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4527b, #c46252); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C4527B?: #C4527B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4527B?: The RGB value is 196, 82, 123: 196 red, 82 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4527B?: The complementary color is #52C49B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4527B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.