What color is #C64D84?

#C64D84 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C64D84?

The RGB value is 198, 77, 132: 198 red, 77 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C64D84?

The complementary color is #4DC68F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C64D84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C64D84 color

#C64D84 rgb(198, 77, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C64D84 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 30.2% green and 51.8% blue (198, 77, 132).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 51% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 33% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mulberry (#C54B8C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#C64D84 color codes

HEX	`#C64D84`
RGB	`rgb(198, 77, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 30.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 51%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 61%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 33%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.67, 53.49, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.67, 53.79, 353.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.109, 18.983, 23.904)`
Decimal	`12995972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C64D84, 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 #C64D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C64D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #C64D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c64d84; }
.text { color: #c64d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c64d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 77 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c64d84, #c6534d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C64D84?: #C64D84 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C64D84?: The RGB value is 198, 77, 132: 198 red, 77 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C64D84?: The complementary color is #4DC68F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C64D84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.