What color is #C58D85?

#C58D85 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C58D85?

The RGB value is 197, 141, 133: 197 red, 141 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C58D85?

The complementary color is #85BDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C58D85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C58D85 color

#C58D85 rgb(197, 141, 133)

Shades of red

The hex color #C58D85 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 55.3% green and 52.2% blue (197, 141, 133).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 32% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Grand Sunset (#C38D87), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#C58D85 color codes

HEX	`#C58D85`
RGB	`rgb(197, 141, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 55.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 32%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 32%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.85, 20.2, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.85, 23.88, 32.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.786, 32.616, 26.544)`
Decimal	`12946821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C58D85, 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 #C58D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C58D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	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 #C58D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c58d85; }
.text { color: #c58d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c58d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 141 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c58d85, #c5ad85); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C58D85?: #C58D85 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C58D85?: The RGB value is 197, 141, 133: 197 red, 141 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C58D85?: The complementary color is #85BDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C58D85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.