What color is #C47D82?

#C47D82 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 #C47D82?

The RGB value is 196, 125, 130: 196 red, 125 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C47D82?

The complementary color is #7DC4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C47D82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C47D82 color

#C47D82 rgb(196, 125, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #C47D82 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 49% green and 51% blue (196, 125, 130).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 38% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 34% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#C47D82 color codes

HEX	`#C47D82`
RGB	`rgb(196, 125, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 49%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 38%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 36%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 34%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.9, 28.21, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.9, 29.57, 17.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.129, 28.017, 24.725)`
Decimal	`12877186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C47D82, 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 #C47D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C47D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #C47D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c47d82; }
.text { color: #c47d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c47d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 125 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c47d82, #c49c7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C47D82?: #C47D82 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 #C47D82?: The RGB value is 196, 125, 130: 196 red, 125 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C47D82?: The complementary color is #7DC4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C47D82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.