What color is #C56A76?

#C56A76 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Watermelon Gelato. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C56A76?

The RGB value is 197, 106, 118: 197 red, 106 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C56A76?

The complementary color is #6AC5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C56A76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C56A76 color

#C56A76 rgb(197, 106, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #C56A76 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 41.6% green and 46.3% blue (197, 106, 118).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 44% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 40% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Gelato (#C0686E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#C56A76 color codes

HEX	`#C56A76`
RGB	`rgb(197, 106, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 41.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 44%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 46%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 40%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.57, 37.33, 9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.57, 38.57, 14.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.452, 23.489, 20.013)`
Decimal	`12937846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C56A76, 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 #C56A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C56A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #C56A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c56a76; }
.text { color: #c56a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c56a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 106 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c56a76, #c58b6a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C56A76?: #C56A76 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Watermelon Gelato. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C56A76?: The RGB value is 197, 106, 118: 197 red, 106 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C56A76?: The complementary color is #6AC5B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C56A76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.