What color is #C61751?

#C61751 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Love Juice. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C61751?

The RGB value is 198, 23, 81: 198 red, 23 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C61751?

The complementary color is #17C68C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C61751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C61751 color

#C61751 rgb(198, 23, 81)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C61751 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 9% green and 31.8% blue (198, 23, 81).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 79% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 59% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Love Juice (#CC1155), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#C61751 color codes

HEX	`#C61751`
RGB	`rgb(198, 23, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 79%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 88%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 59%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.09, 66.02, 14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.09, 67.64, 12.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.083, 13.217, 9.013)`
Decimal	`12982097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C61751, 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 #C61751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C61751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	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 #C61751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c61751; }
.text { color: #c61751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c61751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 23 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c61751, #c63417); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #C61751?: #C61751 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Love Juice. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C61751?: The RGB value is 198, 23, 81: 198 red, 23 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C61751?: The complementary color is #17C68C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C61751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.