What color is #C54797?

#C54797 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Lustful Wishes. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C54797?

The RGB value is 197, 71, 151: 197 red, 71 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C54797?

The complementary color is #47C575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C54797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C54797 color

#C54797 rgb(197, 71, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C54797 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 27.8% green and 59.2% blue (197, 71, 151).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 52% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 23% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lustful Wishes (#CC4499), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#C54797 color codes

HEX	`#C54797`
RGB	`rgb(197, 71, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 27.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 52%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 64%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 23%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, 58.19, -17.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 60.83, 343.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.866, 18.614, 31.239)`
Decimal	`12928919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C54797, 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 #C54797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C54797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #C54797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c54797; }
.text { color: #c54797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c54797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 71 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c54797, #c54758); }

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Questions

What color is #C54797?: #C54797 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Lustful Wishes. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C54797?: The RGB value is 197, 71, 151: 197 red, 71 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C54797?: The complementary color is #47C575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C54797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.