What color is #C5608F?

#C5608F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5608F?

The RGB value is 197, 96, 143: 197 red, 96 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5608F?

The complementary color is #60C596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5608F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5608F color

#C5608F rgb(197, 96, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C5608F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 37.6% green and 56.1% blue (197, 96, 143).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 47% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 27% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#C5608F color codes

HEX	`#C5608F`
RGB	`rgb(197, 96, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 37.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 47%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 51%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 27%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.26, 45.59, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.26, 46.11, 351.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.168, 22.222, 28.576)`
Decimal	`12935311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5608F, 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 #C5608F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C5608F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #C5608F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5608f; }
.text { color: #c5608f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5608f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 96 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5608f, #c56460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #C5608F?: #C5608F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5608F?: The RGB value is 197, 96, 143: 197 red, 96 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5608F?: The complementary color is #60C596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5608F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.