What color is #C5948E?

#C5948E 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 #C5948E?

The RGB value is 197, 148, 142: 197 red, 148 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5948E?

The complementary color is #8EBFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5948E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5948E color

#C5948E rgb(197, 148, 142)

Shades of red

The hex color #C5948E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 58% green and 55.7% blue (197, 148, 142).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 32% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 28% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Grand Sunset (#C38D87), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#C5948E color codes

HEX	`#C5948E`
RGB	`rgb(197, 148, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 58%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 32%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.75, 17.57, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.75, 20.39, 30.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.499, 35.005, 30.315)`
Decimal	`12948622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5948E, 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 #C5948E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5948E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #C5948E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5948e; }
.text { color: #c5948e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5948e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 148 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5948e, #c5b08e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5948E?: #C5948E 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 #C5948E?: The RGB value is 197, 148, 142: 197 red, 148 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5948E?: The complementary color is #8EBFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5948E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.