What color is #C58E92?

#C58E92 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C58E92?

The RGB value is 197, 142, 146: 197 red, 142 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C58E92?

The complementary color is #8EC5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C58E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C58E92 color

#C58E92 rgb(197, 142, 146)

Shades of red

The hex color #C58E92 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 55.7% green and 57.3% blue (197, 142, 146).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 32% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 26% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#C58E92 color codes

HEX	`#C58E92`
RGB	`rgb(197, 142, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 55.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 32%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 26%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.4, 21.44, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.4, 22.31, 16.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.888, 33.294, 31.619)`
Decimal	`12947090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C58E92, 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 #C58E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C58E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #C58E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c58e92; }
.text { color: #c58e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c58e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 142 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c58e92, #c5a58e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C58E92?: #C58E92 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C58E92?: The RGB value is 197, 142, 146: 197 red, 142 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C58E92?: The complementary color is #8EC5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C58E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.