What color is #C50C78?

#C50C78 is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Bottom of My Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C50C78?

The RGB value is 197, 12, 120: 197 red, 12 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C50C78?

The complementary color is #0CC559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C50C78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C50C78 color

#C50C78 rgb(197, 12, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C50C78 is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 4.7% green and 47.1% blue (197, 12, 120).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 89% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 39% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Bottom of My Heart (#CC0077), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#C50C78 color codes

HEX	`#C50C78`
RGB	`rgb(197, 12, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 4.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 89%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 94%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 39%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.5, 70.39, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.5, 70.98, 352.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.55, 13.493, 18.972)`
Decimal	`12913784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C50C78, 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 #C50C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C50C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #C50C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c50c78; }
.text { color: #c50c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c50c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 12 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c50c78, #c50c1c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C50C78?: #C50C78 is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Bottom of My Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C50C78?: The RGB value is 197, 12, 120: 197 red, 12 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C50C78?: The complementary color is #0CC559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C50C78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.