What color is #C57B7A?

#C57B7A 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 #C57B7A?

The RGB value is 197, 123, 122: 197 red, 123 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C57B7A?

The complementary color is #7AC4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C57B7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C57B7A color

#C57B7A rgb(197, 123, 122)

Shades of red

The hex color #C57B7A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 48.2% green and 47.8% blue (197, 123, 122).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 39% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 38% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Rosa Chinensis (#C77579), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#C57B7A color codes

HEX	`#C57B7A`
RGB	`rgb(197, 123, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 48.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 39%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 38%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 38%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.38, 28.69, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.38, 31.39, 23.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.623, 27.444, 21.935)`
Decimal	`12942202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C57B7A, 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 #C57B7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C57B7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #C57B7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c57b7a; }
.text { color: #c57b7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c57b7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 123 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c57b7a, #c5a17a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C57B7A?: #C57B7A 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 #C57B7A?: The RGB value is 197, 123, 122: 197 red, 123 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C57B7A?: The complementary color is #7AC4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C57B7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.