What color is #C58078?

#C58078 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C58078?

The RGB value is 197, 128, 120: 197 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C58078?

The complementary color is #78BDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C58078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C58078 color

#C58078 rgb(197, 128, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #C58078 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (197, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 40% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 39% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Whisky (#C2877B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#C58078 color codes

HEX	`#C58078`
RGB	`rgb(197, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 40%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 39%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 39%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, 25.73, 15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 29.99, 30.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.137, 28.667, 21.501)`
Decimal	`12943480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C58078, 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 #C58078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C58078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #C58078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c58078; }
.text { color: #c58078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c58078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c58078, #c5a778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C58078?: #C58078 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C58078?: The RGB value is 197, 128, 120: 197 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C58078?: The complementary color is #78BDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C58078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.