What color is #C57983?

#C57983 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C57983?

The RGB value is 197, 121, 131: 197 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C57983?

The complementary color is #79C5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C57983?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C57983 color

#C57983 rgb(197, 121, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #C57983 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 47.5% green and 51.4% blue (197, 121, 131).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 40% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 34% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Rosa Chinensis (#C77579), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#C57983 color codes

HEX	`#C57983`
RGB	`rgb(197, 121, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 47.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 40%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 39%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 34%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.15, 30.89, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.15, 31.73, 13.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.961, 27.186, 24.927)`
Decimal	`12941699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C57983, 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 #C57983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C57983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #C57983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c57983; }
.text { color: #c57983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c57983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 121 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c57983, #c59579); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C57983?: #C57983 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C57983?: The RGB value is 197, 121, 131: 197 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C57983?: The complementary color is #79C5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C57983?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.